Robert Kotewall


Sir Robert Hormus Kotewall was a British Hong Kong businessman, civil servant and legislator.
Kotewall was the son of Hormusjee Rustomjee Kotewall, a Parsi from India. His ancestry included Chinese, Parsi and European forebears.

Early life

Kotewall was born in 1880. He was the son of Hormusjee Rustomjee Kotewall and Cheung A-cheung.

Career

In 1913, Kotewall was named Clerk to the Magistracy and JP. By 1919, he was in trade as the manager of the Hong Kong Mercantile Company. In 1923, he was invited to join the Legislative Council as an unofficial member, a position he held until 1935. In 1936, he joined the Executive Council.

Personal life

Kotewall's wife was Edith Kotewall. She was the daughter of George Lowcock and granddaughter of Henry Lowcock, an English businessman in Hong Kong.
They had 9 children, including Phoebe, Doris, Bobbie, Cicely, L. Cyril, Maisie Nora, and Esther.

Legacy

, in Mid-Levels, Hong Kong Island, and Sir Robert Kotewall Hall in the campus of St. Paul's Co-educational College, are named after him. His daughter, Dr. Bobbie Kotewall, a teacher, became the principal of St. Paul's Co-educational College.

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