Motilal Nehru

Motilal Nehru
Nehru in the 1910s
President of the Indian National Congress
In office
1919–1920
Preceded bySyed Hasan Imam
Succeeded byLala Lajpat Rai
In office
1928–1929
Preceded byMukhtar Ahmed Ansari
Succeeded byJawaharlal Nehru
Personal details
Born6 May 1861 (1861-05-06)
Agra, North-Western Provinces, British India[1] (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
Died6 February 1931 (1931-02-07) (aged 69)
Lucknow, United Provinces, British India (present-day Uttar Pradesh, India)
SpouseSwarup Rani Thussu
Children
RelativesIndira Gandhi (granddaughter)
Rajiv Gandhi (great-grandson)
Alma materMuir 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]

  1. ^ Past Presidents- Motilal Nehru, archived from the original on 6 September 2010
  2. ^ "MNPS remembers Motilal Nehru". The Avenue Mail. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 14 November 2024.