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'''Sir Muttaiya Chidambaram Chettiar Muthiah Chettiar''' (8 February 1887 – 19 July 1929) was an Indian banker who served as a director of the [[Indian Bank]]. He was the oldest grandson of Muttaiya Chettiar, the patriarch of the [[M. Ct. family|M. Ct.]] and [[S. Rm. family|S. Rm.]] families.<br />
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== Early life and education==<br />
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Muthiah Chettiar was born on 8 February 1887 to M. Chidambaram Chettiar, the eldest son of philanthropist Sattappa Ramanatha Muttaiya Chettiar. He was a nephew of [[Ramaswami Chettiar]], founder of the [[Indian Bank]] and [[Sir Annamalai Chettiar]], the first [[Raja of Chettinad]] and founder of the [[Annamalai University]].<br />
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Muthiah Chettiar had his schooling at Maharajah's School, Pudukkottai and Pachaiyappa's High School, Chidambaram. He did his gradation in Pudukkottai. On graduating, Muthiah went on a tour of Europe. On returning from the tour, Muthiah wentr through a period of initial training in business management and then took over the family business. Muthiah also learnt economics from [[Gilbert Slater]].<br />
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== Career ==<br />
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In 1912, Muthiah Chettiar migrated to the city of [[Madras]]. In 1914, he became a director of [[Indian Bank]], which was primarily a creation of the S Rm family and served in the board till his death in 1929. He also served as President of the [[Southern Indian Chamber of Commerce]].<br />
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Muthiah Chettiar was serving as the [[Sheriff of Madras]] during the visit of the then [[Prince of Wales]] [[George V of the United Kingdom|George V]] to the city. He was also on the board of the [[Madras Port Trust]] for a short time. Muthiah also served as a member of the [[Madras Legislative Council]] and [[Imperial Legislative Council of India]].<br />
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== Philanthropy ==<br />
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During the [[First World War]], Muthiah Chettiar contributed more than Rs.70,000 to the British war effort. Muthiah Chettiar was made a [[Knight Bachelor]] in 1922 for his present of Rs. 50,000 to the Madras Tuberculosis Fund. He also served as a trustee of Pachaiyappa's Charities from 1919 till his death in 1929.<ref name="pachaiyappa_trustees">{{cite web|title=Trustees of Pachaiyappa's College|url=http://www.pachaiyappaschennai.net/trustees.htm|publisher=[[Pachaiyappa's College]]}}</ref> The failing C. R. C. High School was purchased and financially strengthened by his son [[M. Ct. M. Chidambaram Chettyar]] who renamed it [http://www.mctmhss.com Sir M. Ct. Muthiah Chettiar High School].<br />
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== Death ==<br />
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Muthiah Chettiar died on 19 July 1929 at the age of 42.<br />
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== Notes ==<br />
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== References ==<br />
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* {{cite book|title=Who's-who--India|pages=183|publisher=Tyson & co.|year=1927}}<br />
* {{cite web|title=Life Sketches of Sir M. Ct. Muthiah Chettiar 1887-1929|url=http://hinduhighschool.net/lifesketches/life_sketches6.htm|publisher=Hindu Higher Secondary School}}<br />
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