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'''Sir Dhanjishah Bomanjee Cooper''' (1878 – 29 July 1947)<ref name=BC>{{cite news |title=Sir Dhanjishah B. Cooper Passes |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.11576/mode/2up |newspaper=[[The Bombay Chronicle]] |date=30 July 1947 |pages=1 |access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref> was an [[India | '''Sir Dhanjishah Bomanjee Cooper''' (1878 – 29 July 1947)<ref name=BC>{{cite news |title=Sir Dhanjishah B. Cooper Passes |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.11576/mode/2up |newspaper=[[The Bombay Chronicle]] |date=30 July 1947 |pages=1 |access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref> was an [[India]]n [[Parsi]]<ref>{{Cite news |author=Nauzer Bharucha |title='Parsis are not interested in politics anymore' |newspaper=[[The Times of India]] |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/parsis-are-not-interested-in-politics-anymore/articleshow/44237625.cms |date=4 October 2014 |access-date=17 May 2021}}</ref> politician and the first [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra|Prime Minister]] of [[Bombay Presidency]].<ref name=BR>{{cite book |author= |title=Bombay 1937-1938: A Review of the Administration of the Bombay Presidency |url=https://archive.org/details/dli.granth.34595/page/160/mode/2up |pages=160–161 |location=[[Mumbai]] |publisher=Government Central Press, Bombay |page= |date=1939 |isbn=}}</ref> Cooper was made a [[Knight Bachelor]] in the [[1937 New Year Honours]].<ref>United Kingdom and British Empire: {{London Gazette |issue=34365 |supp=y |pages=689 |date= 29 January 1937}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
Cooper rose to prominence as a [[Satara (city)|Satara]] municipality member, and became its president in 1923.<ref name=BC | Cooper rose to prominence as a [[Satara (city)|Satara]] municipality member, and became its president in 1923.<ref name=BC /> Later he served on the Satara District Local Board, as its vice president (1922–25) and president (1929-32). Additionally, he chaired the Satara District School Board between 1925 and 1928.<ref name=BC /> | ||
Cooper had served as a member of the [[Governor of Bombay|Governor's]] [[Diarchy in Bombay Presidency|Executive Council]] from 1933 to 1937.<ref>{{cite book|last=Srinivasan|first=Ramona|title=The Concept of Dyarchy|year=1992|publisher=NIB Publishers|page=86|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CvaNAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> In [[1937 Bombay Presidency elections]], he was elected to the [[Bombay Legislative Assembly|Assembly]] from [[Satara (city)|Satara]] North constituency. The [[Indian National Congress]] had secured the highest number of seats in the Assembly, but refused to form government. [[Michael Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne|The Lord Brabourne]] invited Cooper to form a government.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Bombay Ministers |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19370329&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=17 May 2021 |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=31 March 1937}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New Ministries for Other Provinces |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19370329&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=17 May 2021 |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=2 April 1937}}</ref> The [[Cooper ministry]] was short lived,<ref name=BR | Cooper had served as a member of the [[Governor of Bombay|Governor's]] [[Diarchy in Bombay Presidency|Executive Council]] from 1933 to 1937.<ref>{{cite book|last=Srinivasan|first=Ramona|title=The Concept of Dyarchy|year=1992|publisher=NIB Publishers|page=86|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=CvaNAAAAMAAJ}}</ref> In [[1937 Bombay Presidency elections]], he was elected to the [[Bombay Legislative Assembly|Assembly]] from [[Satara (city)|Satara]] North constituency. The [[Indian National Congress]] had secured the highest number of seats in the Assembly, but refused to form government. [[Michael Knatchbull, 5th Baron Brabourne|The Lord Brabourne]] invited Cooper to form a government.<ref>{{cite news |title=The Bombay Ministers |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19370329&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=17 May 2021 |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=31 March 1937}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=New Ministries for Other Provinces |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=P9oYG7HA76QC&dat=19370329&printsec=frontpage&hl=en |access-date=17 May 2021 |newspaper=[[The Indian Express]] |date=2 April 1937}}</ref> The [[Cooper ministry]] was short lived,<ref name=BR /> and was soon replaced by [[B. G. Kher]]'s [[First Kher ministry (Bombay Presidency)|first government]]. | ||
At the age of 69, Cooper passed away due to a [[heart attack]] on 29 July 1947, at the [[Taj Mahal Palace Hotel|Taj Mahal Hotel]], [[Mumbai]].<ref name=BC | At the age of 69, Cooper passed away due to a [[heart attack]] on 29 July 1947, at the [[Taj Mahal Palace Hotel|Taj Mahal Hotel]], [[Mumbai]].<ref name=BC /> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:24, 17 October 2021
Sir Dhanjishah Bomanjee Cooper (1878 – 29 July 1947)[1] was an Indian Parsi[2] politician and the first Prime Minister of Bombay Presidency.[3] Cooper was made a Knight Bachelor in the 1937 New Year Honours.[4]
Career[edit]
Cooper rose to prominence as a Satara municipality member, and became its president in 1923.[1] Later he served on the Satara District Local Board, as its vice president (1922–25) and president (1929-32). Additionally, he chaired the Satara District School Board between 1925 and 1928.[1]
Cooper had served as a member of the Governor's Executive Council from 1933 to 1937.[5] In 1937 Bombay Presidency elections, he was elected to the Assembly from Satara North constituency. The Indian National Congress had secured the highest number of seats in the Assembly, but refused to form government. The Lord Brabourne invited Cooper to form a government.[6][7] The Cooper ministry was short lived,[3] and was soon replaced by B. G. Kher's first government.
At the age of 69, Cooper passed away due to a heart attack on 29 July 1947, at the Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai.[1]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "Sir Dhanjishah B. Cooper Passes". The Bombay Chronicle. 30 July 1947. p. 1. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ↑ Nauzer Bharucha (4 October 2014). "'Parsis are not interested in politics anymore'". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 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.
- ↑ Srinivasan, Ramona (1992). The Concept of Dyarchy. NIB Publishers. p. 86.
- ↑ "The Bombay Ministers". The Indian Express. 31 March 1937. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
- ↑ "New Ministries for Other Provinces". The Indian Express. 2 April 1937. Retrieved 17 May 2021.