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About Dadabhai Naoroji
Dadabhai Naoroji was an Indian political leader, merchant, scholar, and writer who played a role in both Indian and British public life. He was among the founding members of the Indian National Congress and served as its President on three occasions, from 1886-87, 1893-94 and 1906-07. Naoroji's early career included serving as the Diwan of Baroda in 1874. Subsequently, he moved to England, where he continued to advocate for Indian interests. In 1892, he was elected to the House of Commons as a Liberal Party Member of Parliament, representing Finsbury Central until losing his seat to William Massey-Mainwaring at the 1895 general election. He was the second person of Asian descent to become a British MP following David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, who was an Anglo Indian MP.
Everything about Dadabhai Naoroji →- Occupation
- politician, university teacher, economist, freedom fighter
- Position held
- President of the Indian National Congress, member of the 25th Parliament of the United Kingdom, President of the Indian National Congress, President of the Indian National Congress
- Citizenship
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Born
- September 4, 1825
- Died
- June 30, 1917, July 2, 1917