Sir Dinshaw Maneckji Petit, 1st Baronet (born Dinshaw Maneckji Petit; 30 June 1823 – 5 May 1901), was a Parsi entrepreneur and founder of the first textile mills in India. Part of the Petit family and the first baronet of Petit, he was the grandfather of Rattanbai Petit, who was the wife of the founder of Pakistan, Muhammad Ali Jinnah.
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30 June 1823 (1823-06-30)30 June 1823
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Died |
5 May 1901 (aged 77) Bombay, India
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Zodiac | Cancer |
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