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Krishnaswamy Iyer was married to
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Krishnaswamy Iyer began practicing as a lawyer in 1885. He did not do well, initially, but in 1888, when S. Ramaswamy
Aiyengar, a prominent lawyer, on his appointment as District Munsiff, handed over his brief to Krishnaswamy, Krishnaswamy got the break he desired much. Krishnaswamy's rise was then,
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Krishnaswami became known when he was the contending advocate in the
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Balasubramania Iyer was a director of the Indian Bank. He and
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in 1909 at a time when he was admired in political circles. Some saw him as an impatient man keen to clear all arrears. He was judge for a mere 15 months and then became a member of the
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