Rai BahadurSir Hariram GoenkaCIE (3 June 1862 – 28 February 1935) was a noted businessman fromCalcutta. His father Ramchandra Goenka was from aMarwari family which hailed fromDundlod inRajputana. Hariram was one of the scion of original Goenka group, which he founded with his younger brothers, SirBadridas Goenka and Ghanshyam Das Goenka of which the currentR P Goenka group is one of the spun-off branch. He was first person fromMarwari community to be knighted.[1] He was sole agent for many British houses likeRallis Brothers apart from leading broker for many textile and jute mills.[2]
In later years of his life, he along with his brothers bought Hukumchand Jute Mills formSeth Hukumchand to start their entry as mill owners from agents and family later expanded into other businesses varied as steel tea to power plants.[3] His statue stands at Curzon Park and there is street named after him, Hariram Goenka Street located inBurrabazar in Kolkata.[1]