Dadabhai Naoroji
(1825-1917)
1st Asian elected to the House of Commons and Member of Parliament (1892-1895)
Died aged c. 92
Wikidata WikipediaDadabhai Naoroji (4 September 1825 – 30 June 1917) also known as the "Grand Old Man of India" and "Unofficial Ambassador of India", was an Indian political leader, merchant, scholar and writer who served as 2nd, 9th, and 22nd President of the Indian National Congress from 1886 to 1887, 1893 to 1894 & 1906 to 1907. He was a Liberal Party Member of Parliament in the British House of Commons, representing Finsbury Central between 1892 and 1895. He was the second person of Asian descent to be a British MP, the first being Anglo-Indian MP David Ochterlony Dyce Sombre, who was disenfranchised for corruption after nine months in office. His book Poverty and Un-British Rule in India brought attention to his theory of the Indian "wealth drain" into Britain. He was also a member of the Second International along with Kautsky and Plekhanov. In 2014, Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg inaugurated the Dadabhai Naoroji Awards for services to UK-India relations. India Post depicted Naoroji on stamps in 1963, 1997 and 2017.
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Commemorated on 3 plaques
The first Asian elected to the House of Commons was Dadabhai Naoroji He represented Central Finsbury for the Liberal Party from 1892-1895
Finsbury Town Hall, Roseberry Avenue, Islington, London, United Kingdom where they was
This street is named after Dadabhai Naoroji Liberal MP for Finsbury 1892-1895. He was the first Asian elected to the House of Commons.
Naoroji Street, Islington, London, United Kingdom where they was
Dadabhai Naoroji 1825-1917 Indian nationalist and MP lived here
72 Anerley Park, Penge, London, United Kingdom where they lived