Dhanjishah Cooper | |
|---|---|
| 1st Prime Minister of Bombay State | |
| In office 1 April 1937 – 19 July 1937 | |
| Governor | The Baron Brabourne |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | B. G. Kher |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Dhanjishah Bomanji Cooper 2 January 1878 Bombay Presidency, India |
| Died | 29 July 1947 (aged 69) Bombay, Bombay State, India |
| Political party | Independent |
| Profession | Industrialist, Politician |
Sir Dhanjishah Bomanji Cooper (2 January 1878 – 29 July 1947)[1][2] was an Indian Parsi[3] industrialist, politician and the first Prime Minister of Bombay Presidency.[4] Cooper was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1937 New Year Honours.[5]
- ^ "Sir Dhanjishah B. Cooper Passes". The Bombay Chronicle. 30 July 1947. p. 1. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ "सर धनजीशा कूपर (Sir Dhanjisha Cooper)". 13 February 2020.
- ^ Nauzer Bharucha (4 October 2014). "'Parsis are not interested in politics anymore'". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ^ Bombay 1937-1938: A Review of the Administration of the Bombay Presidency. Mumbai: Government Central Press, Bombay. 1939. pp. 160–161.
- ^ United Kingdom and British Empire: "No. 34365". The London Gazette (Supplement). 29 January 1937. p. 689.