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Date transcribed2011-08-00
Transcribed byPeter Bailey
CommentNote that notables of Indian, Afghan, etc. origin do not always follow the alphabetical name patterns established by Buckland in his original work.

Surname  Naoroji    
First Name(s)  Dadabhai    
Birth Year  1825    
Entry  Born Sep. 4, 1825 : son of a Parsi priest : educated at Elphinstone School and College, Bombay : Professor there of Mathematics and Natural Philosophy, 1854 : took part in the public movements of the time, and in the associations for the amelioration of the natives : established the Rast Goftar newspaper : came to England as partner in the Parsi firm of Cama & Co. in London, 1855 : Professor of Gujarati, University College, London : worked for the East India Association : advocated admission of Indians to the Civil Service, 1870 : Prime Minister, Baroda, 1874; Member of the Bombay Corporation and Town Council, 1875-6 : and of the Legislative Council, Bombay, 1885 : M.P. for Central Finsbury, 1892-5 : President, Indian National Congress, 1886 and 1893 : Member of Royal Commission on Indian Expenditure, 1895 : author of numerous papers and books on Indian grievances, including Poverty and un- British Rule in India, 1901 ; England's Duties to India, Financial Administration of India, etc., etc.: J. P.     
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