Tamil Nadu Timeline

Ripon Building

2 events, 1913 to 1933.

  1. 1913

    1. 1913Governance

      Ripon Building becomes home of the Madras Corporation

      The Madras Municipal Corporation moved into the newly completed Ripon Building in 1913; Lord Minto had laid its foundation stone in 1909.

  2. 1933

    1. 8 Mar 1933Governance

      Office of Mayor of Madras created

      The post of Mayor of Madras was revived and M. A. Muthiah Chettiar became the first holder of the modern office.