Padampat Singhania, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Padampat Singhania

Indian businessman

Date of Birth: 03-Feb-1905

Date of Death: 18-Dec-1979

Profession: politician

Nationality: India

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Sir Lala Padampat Singhania (3 February 1905 – 18 December 1979) was an Indian industrialist and member of the Indian Constituent Assembly. He was born in Kanpur into a prominent Marwari family, the oldest grandson of Lala Juggilal and son of Lala Kamlapat Singhania.
His brothers were Kailashpat (who owned Raymonds) and Lakshmipat Singhania.He was chairman of the JK Mills, part of the J.
K.
Organisation.
He was knighted in the 1943 New Year Honours list, and invested with his knighthood by the Viceroy of India, the Marquess of Linlithgow, at Viceroy's House (now Rashtrapati Bhavan) in New Delhi on 23 February.
After independence in 1947, he became a member of the Indian Constituent Assembly and was one of the signatories of the Indian constitution, but chose not to enter politics.