The Indian Biographical Dictionary (1915)/Thackersey, Hon’ble Sir Vithaldas Damodhar
Thackersey, Hon’ble Sir Vithaldas Damodhar, Kt. (1908), Bombay; b. 1873; s. of late Damodhar Thackersey Mooljee a Bhattia Millowner of Bombay; educ: Elphinstone College, Bombay; Owns five of the largest Cotton Mills in Bombay; Member, Bombay Corporation, 1898; Chairman of the standing Committee and President of the Corporation, 1907; Chairman, Millowners’ Association; Chairman, Industrial Exhibition Committee, 1904; President, the 2nd Industrial Conference, Calcutta, 1906; Keenly interested in Indian Mining; Chairman, the Bank of Baroda, and the Central Co-operative Bank, Bombay; Director of many joint stock companies; nominated jointly by the Bombay Chamber of Commerce and the Bombay Millowners’ Association as their representative on the Indian Factory Commission, 1907-08; Non-Official Member, Bombay Legislative Council, 1903; Member, Imperial Legislative Council, Calcutta, 1910-13. J.P. of Bombay. Address: Damodher Bhuvan, Warden Road, Mahaluxmi, Bombay.