Archibald Birkmyre


Sir Archibald Birkmyre, 1st Baronet, CBE 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. 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 in 1918, and created a baronet in the 1921 New Year Honours.
He died at the age of 59.

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