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Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree

(1851-1933), Lawyer and Conservative politician; MP for Bethnal Green North East

Sitter 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.

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Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree, by Sir Leslie Ward - NPG 4241Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree
by Sir Leslie Ward
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Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree, by Benjamin Stone - NPG x8812Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree
by Benjamin Stone
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Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree; Aga Khan III (Mohammed Shah), by Benjamin Stone - NPG x44818Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree; Aga Khan III (Mohammed Shah)
by Benjamin Stone
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The Maharaja and Maharani of Baroda and party on the Terrace of the House of Commons, by Benjamin Stone - NPG x135610The Maharaja and Maharani of Baroda and party on the Terrace of the House of Commons
by Benjamin Stone
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Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree, by Walter Stoneman - NPG x165175Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree
by Walter Stoneman
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Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree ('Statesmen. No. 691.'), by Sir Leslie Ward - NPG D44882Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree ('Statesmen. No. 691.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
NPG D44882
Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree ('Statesmen. No. 691. Sir Mancherjee Merwanjee Bhownaggree ('Statesmen. No. 691. "North East Bethnal Green."')
by Sir Leslie Ward
NPG D45750

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