Party Name : Congress
Constituency : Srivaikuntam
State : Madras
Member Experience : Elected to Loksabha 1 time
Last Loksabha Attended : 1
More Information :
THOMAS, SHRI A. V., Cong. (Madras—Srivaikuntam— 1952): S. of Shri Abraham Moses; B. Badulla, August 9, 1891; ed. at Idaiyangudi and Sawyerpuram; m. Shrimati Sugirtham, 1921; 1 S. and 3 D.; Businessman and Planter; Chairman and Director of various Planting, textiles, engineering and trading companies; Running a High School; Running a Village Agricultural Centre in Tirunelvelli Distt.; Started a Poor House in Alleppey for beggars and sick people; Chairman, Indian Rubber Board, 1947—49 and 1950 onwards; Member, U.K. Royal Commission during World War II; Chairman, Municipal Council, Alleppey, Travancore, 1937—40; Assessor, Special Shipping and Enquiries Courts, Mercantile Marine Deptt. Madras; Member, Royal Empire Society, London, Masonic Lodge, Quilon. Clubs: Member, Roshanara Club, New Delhi, Cosmopolitan Club, Presidency Club, Race Club, Madras, Lawley Institute, Gymkhana Club, Ootacamund. Hobby: Gardening. Special interest: Education, Rural uplift and Reconstruction. Favourite pastime: Shooting, Hunting and Riding. Recreation: Tennis and Golf. Permanent address: 2/21, First Line Beach, Madras—1.
