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{{Infobox Officeholder<br />
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| name = Kanchi Krishnaswamy Rao<br />
| honorific_suffix = [[Order of the Indian Empire|CIE]]<br />
| image = K. Krishnaswamy Rao.jpg<br />
| image_size = 250px<br />
| caption = Portrait of Krishnaswamy Rao<br />
| office = [[Diwan of Travancore]]<br />
| term_start = 1898<br />
| term_end = 1904<br />
| monarch = [[Moolam Thirunal]]<br />
| predecessor = [[S. Shungrasoobyer]]<br />
| successor = [[V. P. Madhava Rao]]<br />
| birth_date = 1845<br />
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| death_date = 1923<br />
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| occupation = [[civil servant]], Administrator<br />
| profession = [[politician|Statesman]]<br />
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[[Diwan Bahadur]] '''Kanchi Krishnaswamy Rao''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|CIE}} (1845–1923) was an Indian civil servant, judge and administrator who served as the Diwan of Travancore from 1898 to 1904.<br />
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== Early life and education ==<br />
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Krishnaswamy Rao was born in [[Salem, Tamil Nadu|Salem]] in September 1845. His father Kanchi Venkata Rao was a Huzur Sheristadar at the District Collectorate. He had his schooling and on completion of his matriculation at the age of sixteen, he entered government service.{{cn|date=July 2023}}<br />
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== Career ==<br />
Krishnaswamy Rao began his career in October 1864 as a record-keeper in the Nellore district court at a salary of Rs. 20. In 1867, he was promoted as Sheristadar in view of his superior abilities and became a District Munsiff in July 1870. In 1883, he was appointed sub-judge at [[Cocanada]]. In May 1894, he was made Chief Justice of Travancore by the then Maharaja and served from 1884 till his appointment as Diwan in 1898.<br />
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He was appointed a [[Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire]] (CIE) in November 1901.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27374 |date=9 November 1901 |page=7288 |supp=y}}</ref><br />
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== Death ==<br />
Krishnaswamy Rao died in 1923.<ref name="indianreview">{{cite book|title=The Indian review, Volume 24|year=1923|publisher=[[G. A. Natesan]]}}</ref><br />
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[[Category:Indian civil servants]]<br />
[[Category:British India judges]]<br />
[[Category:1845 births]]<br />
[[Category:1923 deaths]]<br />
[[Category:Companions of the Order of the Indian Empire]]<br />
[[Category:Diwans of Travancore]]<br />
[[Category:Dewan Bahadurs]]</div>Josefa1802