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1586095The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915) — Jeejeebhai, Sir CarsetjiC. Hayavadana Rao


Jeejeebhai, Sir Carsetji, Bart, Bombay; b. 1852; educ; Elphinstone College, Bombay; joined service as Assistant Collector, Salt Revenue Department, 1879; resigned after succeeding to Baronetcy, 1898; became Member of Bombay Corporation; appointed Sheriff of Bombay; represented Bombay at the Coronation of late Emperor Edward VII; founded the Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhai’s Institution in Bombay with branches in other parts of India for free education of child ren; Honorary Presidency Magistrate, Justice of the Peace, and Fellow of the Bombay University; again appointed Sheriff of Bombay for the year 1915. Address: Bombay, India.