Mancherjee Bhownagree
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Sir Mancherjee Bhownagree KCIE (August 15, 1851 – November 14, 1933) was a British Conservative Party politician of Indian Parsi heritage.
He was a Member of Parliament (MP) representing the constituency of Bethnal Green North East in the Parliament of the United Kingdom between 1895 and 1906, the second Indian to be a British MP after fellow Parsi Dadabhai Naoroji.
Bhownagree was born the son of a merchant in Bombay (now Mumbai, India), and was educated in Elphinstone College and the University of Bombay. He became a journalist after finishing his education. Bhownagree moved to the United Kingdom in 1882 becoming a lawyer. He joined the Conservative Party and was selected as the party's candidate in the 1895 general election.
Bhownagree was a supporter of British rule in India and opposed the campaign for home rule [1]. After losing his seat in the 1906 general election he retired from politics. He was a generous donor contributing to many charities in the memory of his deceased sister. He also contributed the Bhownagree Gallery in the Commonwealth Institute.
