Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree
(1851-1933), Lawyer and Conservative politician; MP for Bethnal Green North EastSitter in 7 portraits
Lawyer and politician; born and educated in Bombay, Bhownaggree came to London in 1881 to train as a barrister. Settled in England, he became Conservative MP for North East Bethnal Green in 1895 and was for many years the leading figure of Indian origin in British public life. Only the second Indian to sit as an MP, Bhownaggree was a staunch supporter of British rule in the Sub-Continent and of Britain's imperial interests in general.
Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree
by Sir Leslie Ward
watercolour, published in Vanity Fair 18 November 1897
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Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree
by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 1897
On display in Room 24 on Floor 2 at the National Portrait Gallery
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Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree; Aga Khan III (Mohammed Shah)
by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, July 1902
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The Maharaja and Maharani of Baroda and party on the Terrace of the House of Commons
by Benjamin Stone
platinum print, 5 July 1905
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Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree
by Walter Stoneman
bromide print, 1931
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Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree ('Statesmen. No. 691.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 18 November 1897
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Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree ('Statesmen. No. 691. "North East Bethnal Green."')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 18 November 1897
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