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	\| name = Mathuradas Vissanji		\| name = Sir Mathuradas Vissanji
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	\| alt = Mathuradas Vissanji		\| alt = Sir Mathuradas Vissanji
	\| birth_date = 18 March 1916		\| birth_date = 18 March 1916
	\| birth_place = [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]]		\| birth_place = [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]]
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	'''Mathuradas Vissanji''' was an Indian businessman, politician and philanthropist.		'''Sir Mathuradas Vissanji''' (1916-1949) was an Indian businessman, politician and philanthropist.

	== Life ==		== Life ==
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	He was born on 18 March 1916 in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.laindian.com/seattle/historicaleventdetails.asp?id=3809\|title=Today in Indian History - Pratapsinh Mathuradas Vissanji, great industrialist, was born at Bombay.\|website=www.laindian.com}}</ref>		He was born on 18 March 1916 in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.laindian.com/seattle/historicaleventdetails.asp?id=3809\|title=Today in Indian History - Pratapsinh Mathuradas Vissanji, great industrialist, was born at Bombay.\|website=www.laindian.com}}</ref>

	He died on 22 December 1949.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web\|url=https://www.vissanjiacademy.com/newsletter/2017/December.pdf \|title=Newsletter \|publisher=www.vissanjiacademy.com \|date=2017 \|~~accessdate~~=2021-05-09}}</ref>		He died on 22 December 1949.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web\|url=https://www.vissanjiacademy.com/newsletter/2017/December.pdf \|title=Newsletter \|publisher=www.vissanjiacademy.com \|date=2017 \|access-date=2021-05-09}}</ref>

	== Career ==		== Career ==
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	=== Business career ===		=== Business career ===

	He has been described as a visionary of the textile industry. He founded the Wallace Mills Company, a family owned textile business, which is today managed by his grandson Hemant Vissanji.<ref name="auto">{{cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/sir-mathuradas-vasanji-road-tribute-to-the-common-mans-silent-benefactor-in-pre-independence-era-4934826/\|title=Sir Mathuradas Vasanji Road: Tribute to the common ~~man’s~~ silent benefactor in pre-Independence era\|date=November 13, 2017}}</ref>		He has been described as a visionary of the textile industry. He founded the Wallace Mills Company, a family owned textile business, which is today managed by his grandson Hemant Vissanji.<ref name="auto">{{cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/sir-mathuradas-vasanji-road-tribute-to-the-common-mans-silent-benefactor-in-pre-independence-era-4934826/\|title=Sir Mathuradas Vasanji Road: Tribute to the common man's silent benefactor in pre-Independence era\|date=November 13, 2017}}</ref> The Vissanji family also owned the Bombay Burmah Trading Company which is worth over 1 billion $USD today.

	He was the very first President of the [[Cotton Corporation of India\|Cotton ~~Associatin~~ of India]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.caionline.in/pages/office-bearers\|title=Cotton Association of India\|website=www.caionline.in}}</ref>		He was the very first President of the [[Cotton Corporation of India\|Cotton Association of India]].<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://www.caionline.in/pages/office-bearers\|title=Cotton Association of India\|website=www.caionline.in}}</ref>

	=== Political career ===		=== Political career ===

	He was elected to the [[Bombay Legislative Assembly]] in 1935.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2">{{cite ~~web~~\|url=https://books.google.~~co.in~~/books?id=616JCwAAQBAJ~~&pg=PT356&lpg=PT356~~&dq=mathuradas+vissanji+elected&~~source~~=~~bl&ots=0Zhl2rHqsB&sig=ACfU3U2BkLeo9qgNTJ4I84Up_KnXcbVURQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiR7qbx27vwAhWhILcAHUpVDJsQ6AEwEnoECAwQAw#v=onepage&q=mathuradas+vissanji+elected&f=false~~\|title=Imperialism, Nationalism and the Making of the Indian Capitalist Class, 1920-1947\|first=Aditya\|last=Mukherjee\|date=June 1, 2002\|publisher=SAGE Publications India\|via=Google Books}}</ref>		He was elected to the [[Bombay Legislative Assembly]] in 1935.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2">{{cite book\|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=616JCwAAQBAJ&dq=mathuradas+vissanji+elected&pg=PT356\|title=Imperialism, Nationalism and the Making of the Indian Capitalist Class, 1920-1947\|first=Aditya\|last=Mukherjee\|date=June 1, 2002\|publisher=SAGE Publications India\|isbn=9789351500261\|via=Google Books}}</ref>

	In the [[1934 Indian general election]], he was elected to the [[Central Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2"/>		In the [[1934 Indian general election]], he was elected to the [[Central Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2"/>
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	He established the Vissanji Academy, a charitable school that still functions till this day.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/school-notes-vissanji-academy-completes-50-years/\|title=School notes: Vissanji Academy completes 50 years\|date=July 29, 2013}}</ref> The school is today managed by his son Pratapsinh Vissanji.<ref name="auto1"/>		He established the Vissanji Academy, a charitable school that still functions till this day.<ref>{{cite web\|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/school-notes-vissanji-academy-completes-50-years/\|title=School notes: Vissanji Academy completes 50 years\|date=July 29, 2013}}</ref> The school is today managed by his son Pratapsinh Vissanji.<ref name="auto1"/>

	== Awards and ~~Honours~~ ==		== Awards and honours ==

	At the [[1943 Birthday Honours]] of King [[George VI]], he was conferred with a knighthood. His name was thus published as Sir Mathuradas Vissanji by the [[London Gazette]] from then on.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36162/page/3981/data.pdf \|title=London Gazette\|date=7 September 1943 \|website=www.thegazette.co.uk~~\|format=PDF~~\|access-date=2021-05-09}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/>		At the [[1943 Birthday Honours]] of King [[George VI]], he was conferred with a knighthood. His name was thus published as Sir Mathuradas Vissanji by the [[London Gazette]] from then on.<ref>{{cite web \|url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36162/page/3981/data.pdf \|title=London Gazette\|date=7 September 1943 \|website=www.thegazette.co.uk\|access-date=2021-05-09}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/>

	He has also received a honorary Doctorate of ~~Litterature~~ (D.Litt.) from the [[Benares Hindu University]].<ref name="auto"/>		He has also received an honorary Doctorate of Literature (D.Litt.) from the [[Benares Hindu University]].<ref name="auto"/>

	In 1940, he became an honorary [[Sheriff of Mumbai]].<ref name="auto"/>		In 1940, he became an honorary [[Sheriff of Mumbai]].<ref name="auto"/>

			== Family ==

			Sir Mathuradas Vissanji's son was a prominent Indian industrialist, his granddaughter Panna Khatau was married to [[Sunit Khatau]], a member of the [[Khatau]] business family.

	== See also ==		== See also ==
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{{Short description|Indian businessman}}
{{Infobox person
| name = Mathuradas Vissanji
| image =
| alt = Mathuradas Vissanji
| birth_date = 18 March 1916
| birth_place = [[Mumbai, Maharashtra]]
| education =
| occupation = businessman, politician, philanthrophist
}}
'''Mathuradas Vissanji''' was an Indian businessman, politician and philanthropist.

== Life ==

He was born on 18 March 1916 in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.laindian.com/seattle/historicaleventdetails.asp?id=3809|title=Today in Indian History - Pratapsinh Mathuradas Vissanji, great industrialist, was born at Bombay.|website=www.laindian.com}}</ref>

He died on 22 December 1949.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=https://www.vissanjiacademy.com/newsletter/2017/December.pdf |title=Newsletter |publisher=www.vissanjiacademy.com |date=2017 |accessdate=2021-05-09}}</ref>

== Career ==

=== Business career ===

He has been described as a visionary of the textile industry. He founded the Wallace Mills Company, a family owned textile business, which is today managed by his grandson Hemant Vissanji.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/sir-mathuradas-vasanji-road-tribute-to-the-common-mans-silent-benefactor-in-pre-independence-era-4934826/|title=Sir Mathuradas Vasanji Road: Tribute to the common man’s silent benefactor in pre-Independence era|date=November 13, 2017}}</ref>

He was the very first President of the [[Cotton Corporation of India|Cotton Associatin of India]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.caionline.in/pages/office-bearers|title=Cotton Association of India|website=www.caionline.in}}</ref>

=== Political career ===

He was elected to the [[Bombay Legislative Assembly]] in 1935.<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2">{{cite web|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=616JCwAAQBAJ&pg=PT356&lpg=PT356&dq=mathuradas+vissanji+elected&source=bl&ots=0Zhl2rHqsB&sig=ACfU3U2BkLeo9qgNTJ4I84Up_KnXcbVURQ&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiR7qbx27vwAhWhILcAHUpVDJsQ6AEwEnoECAwQAw#v=onepage&q=mathuradas+vissanji+elected&f=false|title=Imperialism, Nationalism and the Making of the Indian Capitalist Class, 1920-1947|first=Aditya|last=Mukherjee|date=June 1, 2002|publisher=SAGE Publications India|via=Google Books}}</ref>

In the [[1934 Indian general election]], he was elected to the [[Central Legislative Assembly]].<ref name="auto"/><ref name="auto2"/>

== Philanthrophy ==

He founded the Andheri Education Society.<ref name="auto"/>

He established the Vissanji Academy, a charitable school that still functions till this day.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/mumbai/school-notes-vissanji-academy-completes-50-years/|title=School notes: Vissanji Academy completes 50 years|date=July 29, 2013}}</ref> The school is today managed by his son Pratapsinh Vissanji.<ref name="auto1"/>

== Awards and Honours ==

At the [[1943 Birthday Honours]] of King [[George VI]], he was conferred with a knighthood. His name was thus published as Sir Mathuradas Vissanji by the [[London Gazette]] from then on.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/36162/page/3981/data.pdf |title=London Gazette|date=7 September 1943 |website=www.thegazette.co.uk|format=PDF|access-date=2021-05-09}}</ref><ref name="auto1"/>

He has also received a honorary Doctorate of Litterature (D.Litt.) from the [[Benares Hindu University]].<ref name="auto"/>

In 1940, he became an honorary [[Sheriff of Mumbai]].<ref name="auto"/>

== See also ==
* [[Purshottamdas Thakurdas]]

==References==
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==External links==
* [https://sahitya.marathi.gov.in/ebooks/Bombay%20and%20Congress%20Presidents.pdf ]

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