13 Facts About Pherozeshah Mehta

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Sir Pherozeshah Merwanjee Mehta was an Indian politician and lawyer from Bombay.

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Pherozeshah Mehta was knighted by the British Government in India for his service to the law.

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Pherozeshah Merwanjee Mehta was born on 4 August, 1845 in Bombay City, Bombay Presidency, British India into a Gujarati-speaking Parsi Zoroastrian family.

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Pherozeshah Mehta went to England from India to study law at Lincoln's Inn in London.

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Pherozeshah Mehta encouraged Indians to obtain western education and embrace its culture to uplift India.

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Pherozeshah Mehta contributed to many social causes for education, sanitation and health care in the city and around India.

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Pherozeshah Mehta was one of the founders of the Indian National Congress.

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Pherozeshah Mehta was the chairman of the Reception Committee in its fifth session in Bombay in 1889.

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Pherozeshah Mehta was nominated to the Bombay Legislative Council in 1887 and in 1893 a member of the Imperial Legislative Council.

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Pherozeshah Mehta served as a member of Bombay's Municipal Corporation for six years.

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Pherozeshah Mehta was known as 'The Lion of Bombay' and 'Uncrowned King of Bombay'.

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In Mumbai, even today Pherozeshah Mehta is much revered; there are roads, halls and law colleges named after him.

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Pherozeshah Mehta is respected as an important inspiration for young Indians of the era, his leadership of India's bar and legal profession, and for laying the foundations of Indian involvement in political activities and inspiring Indians to fight for more self-government.