Sir Arthur Henry Froom (15 January 1873 – 29 October 1964) was a British businessman and political figure in British India. Educated at St Paul's School, he entered the service of the

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in 1890; from 1912 to 1916, he was the company's Bombay superintendent. From 1916 to 1930, he was a partner in Mackinnon, Mackenzie & Co. He was Chairman of the Bombay Chamber of Commerce in 1920; the same year, he became a member of the

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. From 1921 to 1930, he was a member of the

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. He was knighted in 1922.

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* * {{Who's Who, id=47801, surname=Froom, othernames=Sir Arthur Henry, type=was 1873 births 1964 deaths 20th-century British businesspeople Knights Bachelor Members of the Council of State (India) 20th-century Indian businesspeople People educated at St Paul's School, London British people in colonial India