Motilal Nehru | |
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President of the Indian National Congress | |
In office 1919–1920 | |
Preceded by | Syed Hasan Imam |
Succeeded by | Lala Lajpat Rai |
In office 1928–1929 | |
Preceded by | Mukhtar Ahmed Ansari |
Succeeded by | Jawaharlal Nehru |
Personal details | |
Born | 6 May 1861 Agra, North-Western Provinces, British India[1] (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) |
Died | 6 February 1931 Lucknow, United Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India) | (aged 69)
Spouse | Swarup Rani Thussu |
Children | |
Relatives | Indira Gandhi (granddaughter) Rajiv Gandhi (great-grandson) |
Alma mater | Muir Central College |
Occupation | |
Motilal Nehru (6 May 1861 – 6 February 1931) was an Indian lawyer, activist, and politician affiliated with the Indian National Congress. He served as the Congress President twice, from 1919 to 1920 and from 1928 to 1929. He was a patriarch of the Nehru-Gandhi family and the father of Jawaharlal Nehru, India's first Prime Minister.[2]