Sir Apcar Alexander Apcar KCSI (3 October 1850 – 17 April 1913) was a wealthy Armenian businessman in Calcutta (now Kolkata), India His family had made their fortune in the opium trade with China. He was president of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce, sat on the Imperial Legislative Council and in 1903 was knighted. He owned a racehorse stud, and for several years was the leading figure in the Indian racing world.
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3 October 1850 Kolkata, Bengal, India
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Died |
17 April 1913 (aged 62) Bangalore, Mysore, India
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Zodiac | Libra |
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