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Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy
Indian merchant (1783–1859)
For descendants of the same name, see Jejeebhoy baronets.
Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy, 1st Baronet, CMG, FRAS (15 July 1783 – 14 April 1859),[1] also spelt Jeejeebhoy or Jeejebhoy, was an Indian merchant and philanthropist.
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He made a huge fortune in cotton and the opium trade with China.[2][3][4]
Early life and business career
Jejeebhoy was born in Bombay in 1783, the son of Merwanjee Mackjee Jejeebhoy and Jeevibai Cowasjee Jejeebhoy.
His father was a Parsi textile merchant from Surat, Gujarat, who migrated to Bombay in the 1770s.[5] Both of Jeejeebhoy's parents died in 1799, leaving the 16-year-old under the tutelage of his maternal uncle, Framjee Nasserwanjee Battliwala.
At the age of 16, having had little formal education,[6] he made his first visit to Calcutta and then began his first voyage to China to trade in cotton and opium.[7]
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