Archibald Birkmyre

Sir Archibald Birkmyre, 1st Baronet, CBE (28 June 1875[1] – 24 June 1935) was a Scottish jute manufacturer and merchant in India.

Birkmyre was born at Springbank House, in Kilmacolm, Renfrewshire, the son of manufacturer Henry Birkmyre and his wife, Margaret (née Sommerville).[1] He became senior partner of the family firm, Birkmyre Brothers, in Calcutta and also served on the Viceroy of India's Legislative Council and the Bengal Legislative Council. He was Vice-President of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce.

Birkmyre was knighted in 1917, appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1918,[2] and created a baronet in the 1921 New Year Honours.[3][4]

He died at the age of 59.

Footnotes
  1. "1875 BIRKMYRE, ARCHIBALD (Statutory registers Births 569/ 30)". Scotland's People. National Records of Scotland and the Court of the Lord Lyon.
  2. "No. 30730". The London Gazette (Supplement). 7 June 1918. p. 6694.
  3. "No. 32178". The London Gazette (Supplement). 31 December 1920. p. 2.
  4. "No. 32265". The London Gazette. 22 March 1921. p. 2301.
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References
  • Obituary, The Times, 25 June 1935
  • Who Was Who, London, A. & C. Black
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