A. J. John, Anaparambil
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Anaparambil Joseph John was an India
n nationalist, freedom fighter, and statesman. He was Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin
and Governor
of Madras
.
Born at Thalayolaparambu
, near Vaikom
, Kingdom of Travancore, he was a noted jurist.
In 1936 he was elected to the Travancore Legislative Council from Vaikom
. He was imprisoned twice in the cause of the freedom movement.
In 1947, the Travancore Constituent Assembly was declared by the Maharajah. The Assembly sat for the first time in 1948 with A. J. John serving as President. In 1949 he became the Finance and Revenue Minister in the Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai Ministry.
In the first general elections of 1951 held in India, he won for the Indian National Congress Party in the seat of Poonjar
.
A. J. John was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin
, ruling the state from March 1952 up to March 1954.
In the last Ministry for the Travancore-Cochin State, he served as the Home Minister. During his last days he served as the Governor
of Madras
. He was buried at San Thome Basilica.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
n nationalist, freedom fighter, and statesman. He was Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin
Travancore-Cochin
Travancore-Cochin or Thiru-Kochi is a former state of India . It was created on 1 July 1949 by the merger of two former princely states, the kingdoms of Travancore and Cochin....
and Governor
Governors of Madras
-English Agents:In 1639, the grant of Madras to the English was finalized between the factors of the Masulipatnam factory, represented by Francis Day, and the Raja of Chandragiri. In 1640, Andrew Cogan, the chief of the Masulipatnam factory, made his way to Madras in the company of Francis Day and...
of Madras
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
.
Born at Thalayolaparambu
Thalayolaparambu
Thalayolaparambu is a village town situated in Kottayam district of Kerala state, India. It belongs to the Vaikom legislative assembly and Kottayam parliament constituency, is one of the towns between Kottayam and Ernakulam....
, near Vaikom
Vaikom
Vaikom is a taluk and also its capital town, situated in the North-West of Kottayam in Kerala, India. Its western border is the Lake Vembanad, and is crossed by various estuaries of the River Muvattupuzha. It lies between Ernakulam and Kottayam...
, Kingdom of Travancore, he was a noted jurist.
In 1936 he was elected to the Travancore Legislative Council from Vaikom
Vaikom
Vaikom is a taluk and also its capital town, situated in the North-West of Kottayam in Kerala, India. Its western border is the Lake Vembanad, and is crossed by various estuaries of the River Muvattupuzha. It lies between Ernakulam and Kottayam...
. He was imprisoned twice in the cause of the freedom movement.
In 1947, the Travancore Constituent Assembly was declared by the Maharajah. The Assembly sat for the first time in 1948 with A. J. John serving as President. In 1949 he became the Finance and Revenue Minister in the Parur T. K. Narayana Pillai Ministry.
In the first general elections of 1951 held in India, he won for the Indian National Congress Party in the seat of Poonjar
Poonjar
Poonjar is a small town in the Kottayam district of Kerala state, India. Before the independence of India, Poonjar had been the capital of the Poonjar Koyikkal Swaroopam or Edavaka.-History:...
.
A. J. John was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Travancore-Cochin
Travancore-Cochin
Travancore-Cochin or Thiru-Kochi is a former state of India . It was created on 1 July 1949 by the merger of two former princely states, the kingdoms of Travancore and Cochin....
, ruling the state from March 1952 up to March 1954.
In the last Ministry for the Travancore-Cochin State, he served as the Home Minister. During his last days he served as the Governor
Governors of Madras
-English Agents:In 1639, the grant of Madras to the English was finalized between the factors of the Masulipatnam factory, represented by Francis Day, and the Raja of Chandragiri. In 1640, Andrew Cogan, the chief of the Masulipatnam factory, made his way to Madras in the company of Francis Day and...
of Madras
Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh...
. He was buried at San Thome Basilica.