Manmath Chandra Mallik

Manmath Chandra Mallik (1853-1922) or Manmatha Chandra Mallik, was a British barrister, writer and Liberal Party candidate.[1]

Manmath was born in Calcutta, India to part of the Basu Mallik family. He was the second son of Jaygopal Basu Mallik, and Krishabhabini Dasi Dutta.

Called to Bar, 1875; he was defeated as the main challenger and the Liberal candidate for St George's Hanover Square in 1906 then for the Uxbridge county-division seat in the second election of 1910. He was a Fellow of the Zoological Society of London.[1]

His social clubs were in four global cities: National Liberal in London; Scottish Liberal, Edinburgh; Calcutta, Calcutta; Tokyo, Tokyo.[1]

Manmath had five children with his wife, however, with the exception of Jay paul Harabhajan, and Lucia Harabandini, Manmath's children all died young.

- Jay paul married Barbara Nowell and had one daughter, Anne-Marie Mallik.

- Lucia married Dr. Chidamber N. Chitnis and had four children: Jay-Gopal, Indira, Pratap, and Anand.

Despite the ancestral home being 12 Wellington Sqaure, his main address is given as 241 Lower Circular Road, Calcutta;[1] his probate also gives Nikko, Japan and Middle Temple.

He died on 13 June 1922 at the Regent Palace Hotel, London, with executor named as his son Jay, leaving effects of £250.[2]