Chittampalam Abraham Gardiner

Sir Chittampalam Abraham Gardiner (6 January 1899 – December 1960) was a Ceylon Tamil businessman and member of the Senate of Ceylon.

Early life and family Gardiner was born on 6 January 1899. He was the son of Samuel Vairamuttu Gardiner and Salomapillai Bastiampillai.

Gardiner married Angeline Casie Chetty, daughter of Aloysius Mount Carmel Casie Chetty. They had an adopted son, Cyril Aloysius.

Career Gardiner studied law before entering business. He controlled several leading businesses in Colombo and had interests in others including Cargills and Millers.

Gardiner was a Rotarian and made a number of large charitable endowments. He was a keen horse owner, his horse won the Governor's Cup in 1947. He died in December 1960.

Parson's Road, the site of Regal Theatre, Ceylon Theatres' first cinema, was renamed Sir Chittampalam A. Gardiner Mawatha.