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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  Nathubhoy    
First Name(s)  Mangaldas    
Titles, Honours, etc.  Sir    
Birth Year  1832    
Death Year  1890    
Entry  Born in Oct. 1832 : a member of the Gujarati section of the Kapol Banian caste : son of Seth Nathubhoy Ramdas : his grandfather amassed a fortune, which he inherited at the age of 11. He devoted himself to social reforms, more especially the suppression of the orgies at the Holi festival, and the immoral practices of the Vallabhacharya Maharajas : also took a great interest in the education of girls and boys, and assisted in founding the Hindu Boys' School in Bombay : endowed a travelling scholarship for Hindu graduates : founded a Dispensary at the cost of Rs. 70,000 : and established a charitable fund for his own caste. In 1859 he was appointed a Commissioner of the Income Tax. In politics, he revived the Bombay Association, and was, for some periods, a non-official member of the Legislative Council : was a member of the Royal Asiatic and Geographical Societies : C.S.I, in 1872 : knighted in 1875 : bequeathed, by will, a large sum of money to charitable uses : died March 9, 1890.     
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