Bhupendra Nath Bose | |
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 Bhupendra Nath Bose, first President of Mohun Bagan AC. | |
| Vice-Chancellor of University of Calcutta, B.N.Basu and Company (Law Firm) (Founder) | |
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| Born | 13 January 1859 |
| Died | 13 September 1924(1924-09-13) (aged 65) Calcutta, West Bengal, India |
| Political party | President of the Indian National Congress in 1914 at Madras session |
Bhupendra Nath Bose (13 January 1859 – 13 September 1924) was an Indian politician and President of theIndian National Congress in 1914.[1][2]
Bose was born inRadhanagar,Bengal Presidency in 1859. He graduated from thePresidency College, Calcutta in 1880. He completed his master's degree in 1881 and his law degree in 1883. He founded the law firm B.N. Basu and Company, whose office is still located at Temple Chambers inKolkata.
From 1904 to 1910, Bose was a member of theBengal Legislature. During this period, he was involved in the nationalist movement. In 1905 he presided over theBengal Provincial Conference held atMymensingh. He joined the anti-partition agitation and campaign against British goods throughout Bengal. He opposed the passing of thePress Act in 1910. He became the President of the Indian National Congress in 1914.[citation needed]
Bose was a member and under-secretary in the Council of theSecretary of State for India from 1917 to 1923. In 1923, he was made a member of the Executive Council of theGovernor of Bengal. He then became the Vice-Chancellor of theUniversity of Calcutta.[citation needed]
On 15 August 1889, Bose joined a meeting at a house in Balaram Ghosh Street in Calcutta, where Mohun Bagan Sporting Club (now Mohun Bagan AC) was founded.[3] He became first president ofMohun Bagan AC.[4][5][6] He died in 1924, aged 65.[citation needed]
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