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John Seymour Keay (1839–1909) was a Scottish businessman in India, and later a Member of Parliament in the United Kingdom. ==Life== Born at Bathgate, Linlithgowshire, on 30 March 1839, was younger of the two sons of John Keay (died 15 July 1841), minister of the Church of Scotland, of Bathgate, by his wife Agnes Straiton (died 3 June 1864). Educated at Madras College, St. Andrews, Keay was apprenticed in 1856 to the Commercial Bank of Scotland, and in 1862 went to India to manage branches of the Government Bank of Bengal, which was recently started to develop the cotton trade between India and the UK. He next entered the service of Sir Salar Jung, minister of Hyderabad. After a successful public career Keay opened a private banking and mercantile business at Hyderabad, and founded the cotton spinning and weaving mills that became the Hyderabad (Deccan) Spinning and Weaving Co. Ltd.. He remained a director of the company until his death.〔 After twenty years in India Keay returned to England in 1882, and busily engaged in both home and Indian politics. He sympathised with the Indian wish for a larger share in the government, and was a member of the British committee of the Indian National Congress.〔 As an advanced Liberal, Keay unsuccessfully contested at the general election in February 1886, but he won a seat at the by-election for on 8 October 1889. Keay constantly intervened in the debates on the land purchase bill of 1890, concerning which he published an elaborate ''Exposure'', and won the reputation of a bore. He was re-elected at the general election of 1892, but was defeated after a close contest in that of July 1895; and was again unsuccessful at in January 1906.〔 Keay had a country residence at Minchinhampton, Gloucestershire, and was president of the Stroud Liberal club. He died on 27 June 1909 at his London residence, 44 Bassett Road, North Kensington, and his remains were cremated at Golder's Green.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「John Seymour Keay」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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