Madras Chamber of Commerce and Industry 1836

A meeting  was held on 29th September 1836 at the office of Binny & Co Armenian Street for the formation of Madras  Chamber of Commerce and Industry reported in the "Herald"  on 1st October.  The  participants include Who's Who of Madras society of those days  including   Arbuthnott, (Arbuthnott & Co)William  Dare(of Parry  & Co fame) Pugh ( Of Pughs  garden fame) Ouchterlony( Of the Spectator fame).

       This  Chamber acted as a pressure group/lobbyists for  many modern development of  Madras

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