dead death_date death_place birth_place profession birth_date spouse image article_title name occupation
dead 5 december 1924 madras , madras presidency , india madurai , madras presidency , india chief justice 1 october 1842 lakshmi ammal s. subramania iyer statue.jpg s. subramania iyer
 sir subbier subramania iyer lawyer , jurist , academic
s. subramania iyer

sir subbier subramania iyer kcie -lrb- -rrb- -lrb- 1 october 1842 -- 5 december 1924 -rrb- was an indian lawyer , jurist and freedom fighter who , along with annie besant , founded the home rule movement .
he was popularly known as the `` grand old man of south india '' .
subramania iyer was born in the madurai district of madras presidency .
on completion of his schooling in madura , subramania iyer qualified as a lawyer from the university of madras , and went on to practice as a lawyer in madurai and madras , before being appointed a judge of the madras high court , in 1891 .
he also served as the first indian chief justice of the madras high court , before retiring in 1907 .
