John Chartres Molony (27 February 1877 – 5 September 1948) was an administrator and civil servant of the

Indian civil service The Indian Civil Service (ICS), officially known as the Imperial Civil Service, was the higher civil service of the British Empire in India during British Raj, British rule in the period between 1858 and 1947. Its members ruled over more than 3 ...

Early life

Molony was born on 27 February 1877 at

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to James Barry Molony and Ellen Greene. Molony had his schooling at

Portora Royal School Portora Royal School located in Enniskillen, County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, was one of the 'free schools' founded by the royal charter in 1608, by James I, making it one of the oldest schools in Ireland at the time of its closure. Origina ...

Enniskillen Enniskillen ( , from , ' Ceithlenn's island') is the largest town in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland. It is in the middle of the county, between the Upper and Lower sections of Lough Erne. It had a population of 14,086 at the 2011 censu ...

and graduated from

Trinity College Dublin Trinity College Dublin (), officially titled The College of the Holy and Undivided Trinity of Queen Elizabeth near Dublin, and legally incorporated as Trinity College, the University of Dublin (TCD), is the sole constituent college of the Unive ...

. Molony passed the Indian civil service examination in 1899.

Career

Molony arrived in India in 1900 and was appointed Assistant Collector and Magistrate in the

Madras Presidency The Madras Presidency or Madras Province, officially called the Presidency of Fort St. George until 1937, was an administrative subdivision (province) of British India and later the Dominion of India. At its greatest extent, the presidency i ...

and later rose to become District Collector. From 1908 to 1910, Molony served as Assistant Political Agent to the state of

Banganapalle Banaganapalli is a town in the state of Andhra Pradesh, India. It lies in Nandyal district, 38 km west of the city of Nandyal. Banaganapalli is famous for its mangoes and has a cultivar, ''Banaganapalli'', named after it. Between 1790 and ...

. Molony was the Census Commissioner for the Madras Presidency during the 1911 India census. Molony served as president and Mayor of the

Madras Corporation Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is a local government for the City of Chennai in the Chennai Metropolitan Area of Tamil Nadu, India. Inaugurated on 29 September 1688, under a royal charter issued by James II of England, King James II of Eng ...

from 1914 to 1919 and City Commissioner in 1920. Molony retired from the Indian civil service in 1925 and returned to the United Kingdom

Death

Molony died on 5 September 1948 at the age of 71.

Works

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References

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Molony, J. C. 1877 births 1948 deaths Irish civil servants People from Ennis Alumni of Trinity College Dublin Irish expatriates in British India