Chan Chor Khine

Chan Chor Khine
Chan Chor Khine
Born	1886 ; Rangoon, Burma
Died	April 1934 (aged 47); Rangoon, Burma
Cause of death	Suicide
Nationality	Burmese-Chinese
Occupation(s)	businessman, land-owner and investor
Spouse	Margret von Beck

Chan Chor Khine (Chinese: 曾祖慨; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chan Chó̍-khài; born in Rangoon, Burma) was a Burmese-Chinese businessman, land-owner, investor and philanthropist.

Early life

Chan was born in 1886 to self-made millionaire father Chan Mah Phee and his mother, the daughter of a Burmese peasant. He attended St Paul's High School, Rangoon before being educated further in China.

Rangoon

Chan returned to Burma to join his father's business Taik Leong. The company dealt primarily in oil, rice and tobacco exports. Chan ultimately became manager of the company upon his father's retirement. He served as an honorary magistrate on the board of the Corporation of Rangoon.^[1]

Chan donated 10 acres of land for the construction of the Chinese High School in Rangoon.

Death

Chan committed suicide in April 1934 at 10:20am by shooting himself in the head at his estate, the Brightlands.

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Butler, Harcourt (1927). Who's Who in Burma: under the distinguished patronage of HE Sir Harcourt Butler. Indo-Burma Publishing Agency.

[Butler-1] Butler, Harcourt (1927). Who's Who in Burma: under the distinguished patronage of HE Sir Harcourt Butler. Indo-Burma Publishing Agency.

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