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Revision as of 21:25, 28 December 2024 by SerChevalerie (talk | contribs) (Created article)(diff) ← Previous revision | Latest revision (diff) | Newer revision → (diff)James Nathaniel Heredia, known popularly as J. N. Heredia, was an Indian businessman and freedom fighter. A road in Mumbai is named after him. In 1964, he was honoured as the Sheriff of Bombay.
Life
James Nathaniel Heredia was born to a family of Goan businesspeople in Bombay. The family is originally from Divar, Goa. His father was Dr. Manoel Heredia, who started the Asian Life Assurance, an insurance company. This was later nationalised. The family also started a steamer service between Bombay and Goa.
He died in 1975 of a heart attack.
Awards and accolades
- In 1964, he was honoured as the Sheriff of Bombay.
- A road in Ballard Estate in Mumbai, is named after him, being renamed from Graham Road.
- Heredia was appointed as the Honorary Consul to Brazil.
References
- ^ Raj Bhavan Archives (A Class Files - Permanent Record (PDF) (Report). Retrieved 29 December 2024.
- ^ Faleiro, Valmiki (2023-07-24). Goa, 1961: The Complete Story of Nationalism and Integration. Penguin Random House India Private Limited. pp. 25, 81, 346. ISBN 978-93-5708-175-7. Retrieved 21 August 2024.
- ^ Heredia, Irene. It’s Been A Long Day: A Nonagenarian Remembers. Goa: Goa 1556. ISBN 978-93-80739-44-1.
- The Bombay Civic Journal (in Marathi). Vol. 27. Municipal Corporation of Greater Bombay. 1980.