Herbert Michael Shircore
Herbert Michael Shircore, CIE was an Armenian businessman and former Chairman of Narayanganj municipality.[1][2][3]
Biography[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "Herbert Michael Shircore Honour". Armenian Church of Bangladesh. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ Abrar, Mahir (18 April 2020). "Remembering the Armenians of Dhaka". Dhaka Tribune. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Basil, Anne (1969). Armenian Settlements in India, from the Earliest Times to the Present Day. Armenian College. p. 72.
- ^ "SUPPLEMENT TO THE LONDON GAZETTE, 3 JUNE, 1933" (PDF). thegazette.co.uk. Retrieved 22 May 2020.