| Name(s) |
Sir PHEROZESHAH
MERWANJEE MEHTA |
| Date of
Birth |
August 04, 1845 |
| Date of
Death |
November 05, 1915 |
|
Identity |
Parsi Indian political leader,
activist, and a leading lawyer of
Mumbai, India. |
|
Other Events &
Developments |
- He was knighted
by the British Government in India
for his service to the law.
- He was not directly opposed to
the British Crown's sovereignty, but
only demanded more autonomy
for Indians to self-rule.
- He became the Municipal
commissioner of Bombay
Municipality in 1873 and its
President four times -
1884, 1885, 1905 and 1911.
- He was chosen the
president of the Indian National
Congress in 1890.
- He was the founder
of the English-language
newspaper Bombay Chronicle.
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