Herbert Michael Shircore

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Herbert Michael Shircore, CIE was an Armenian businessman and former chairman of Narayanganj municipality. [1] [2] [3]

Biography

Shircore was born in 1874 in Kolkata. He moved to Narayanganj to work as the manager of an Armenian owned jute mill. [4] His father was Stephen Arratoon Shircore. He studied at the Doveton College, Calcutta. [5]

Shircore founded G.M. Shircore and Sons, a departmental store in Narayanganj that sold European products. He also founded a horse carriage business. He was elected Chairman of Narayanganj municipality. [4] He received an honour as a Companion of the Order of the Indian Empire in 1933 as part of the 1933 Birthday Honours. [6]

References

  1. "Herbert Michael Shircore Honour". Armenian Church of Bangladesh. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  2. Abrar, Mahir (18 April 2020). "Remembering the Armenians of Dhaka". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  3. Seth, Mesrovb Jacob (1983). Armenians in India, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day: A Work of Original Research. Asian Educational Services. p. 575. ISBN   978-81-206-0812-2.
  4. 1 2 Chaudhury, Sushil (2016). Trade, Politics and Society: The Indian Milieu in the Early Modern Era. Taylor & Francis. pp. 127–128. ISBN   978-1-351-99728-7.
  5. Basil, Anne (1969). Armenian Settlements in India, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Armenian College. p. 72.
  6. "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 3 JUNE, 1933" (PDF). thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2020.