Harkissen Lal : (1864-1937), barrister of Dera Ismail Khan in Punjab, & Lahore from 1913, he floated, promoted or organized various companies, banks, & factories [s/a Chaudhuri, Rambhuj Datta].
... a brand plucked from the burning and compliment him on being the only righteous and right-thinking man among Indian politicians,—which is after all a little hard on Sir Pherozshah Mehta and Mr. Harkissen Lal. But in the same report that enshrines Mr. Chandavarkar's semi-official rhetoric, we have it that the Commissioner of Police and his deputy were present to support the speaker with their moral influence ...
... garbled. What really happened was that eighteen gentlemen assembled at Lahore as the Reception Committee, of whom more than half were employees of Mr. Harkissen Lal's various commercial ventures. This independent majority voted plump for Mr. Harkissen Lal's candidate, Sir Pherozshah, but the rest were strong and firm for Sj. Surendranath Banerji. This revolt in the camp led to much anxiety and confusion ...
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