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Paul Chater

Paul Chater, Indian-Hong Kong businessman and politician (died 1926)

Born
September 8, 1846
Died
May 27, 1926
Zodiac sign
Virgo
Birth year
1846

About Paul Chater

Sir Catchick Paul Chater was a prominent British businessman of Armenian descent in colonial Hong Kong, whose family roots were in Calcutta, India. He set up the Chater Stable in Hong Kong in 1872 that won many races at Happy Valley. In 1924/25, Chater made the single biggest donation to any institution or organisation whilst still alive, donating 1.1 million Rupees to his alma mater, the desperately struggling La Martiniere College, thus allowing it to avoid certain closure.

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Paul Chater timeline

  1. He set up the Chater Stable in Hong Kong in 1872 that won many races at Happy Valley.
  2. In 1924/25, Chater made the single biggest donation to any institution or organisation whilst still alive, donating 1.1 million Rupees to his alma mater, the desperately struggling La Martiniere College, thus allowing it to avoid certain closure.

The world when Paul Chater was born

Paul Chater was born in 1846. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Headlines and milestones

  • Top headlineMexican-American War begins
  • Technology milestoneSewing machine patented by Elias Howe
  • World population~1.26B

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderJames K. Polk
  • U.S. population20.2M

1846 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Paul Chater's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure18462026
Population20.2M341 million

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