A & F Harvey Brothers

A & F Harvey Brothers, first Spinning Cotton Mill, established by Scottish brothers Andrew Harvey and Frank Harvey, in the year 1880.[1][2][3]

Early history

Andrew and Frank Harvey were born in the year 1850 and 1854, respectively, to a farming family in Scotland. They traveled to India during 19th century and landed in Madras. They started the business of bailing cotton and established the first cotton press mill in Virudupatti, near Tuticorin. They started an export business in cotton. In 1885 Andrew harnessed a waterfall in Papanasam to run a spinning mill.[4] Frank died in 1905 and Andrew died in the year 1915, and their memorial was inaugurated by Sir James Doak, the then Managing Director at Ambasamudram in 1949[5][6][7][8]

List of mills

References

  1. ^ Harvey, A & F. "Masters of 20th Century Madras science". No. 1 April 2011.
  2. ^ Arockiaraj, J. "Made in Madurai enthralls the city | Madurai News - Times of India". The Times of India. No. 21 December 2013.
  3. ^ Damodaran, Harish (25 November 2018). INDIA'S NEW CAPITALISTS: Caste, Business, and Industry in a Modern Nation. UK: Hachette India. ISBN 978-93-5195-280-0. Retrieved 25 November 2018.
  4. ^ "Madras Musings - We care for Madras that is Chennai". madrasmusings.com. Archived from the original on 2013-09-28. Retrieved 2025-09-17.
  5. ^ Kavitha, S. S. (30 November 2011). "Namma Madurai - Elegies from a bygone era". The Hindu.
  6. ^ Harvey, A & F. "Tale of Two Brothers". No. 1 April 2011.
  7. ^ Reddy, Kanchi Venugopal (2002). Class, Colonialism, and Nationalism: Madras Presidency, 1928-1939 (First ed.). Mittal. pp. 26–172. ISBN 81-7099-854-9.
  8. ^ Arockiaraj, J. "Once, locals streamed here for a hot bath | Madurai News - Times of India". The Times of India. No. 14 April 2013.
  9. ^ Manikumar, K A (2003). A Colonial Economy in the Great Depression, Madras (1929-1937). Chennai: Orient Longman Ltd. p. 90. ISBN 81-250-2456-5.

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