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Entry Type	Person
Surname	Saklatvala
Forenames	Shapurji Dorabji
Alternative Form of Name	Comrade Sak
Epithet	British politician of Indian Parsi heritage.
Dates	1874-1936
Biography	A British politician of Indian Parsi heritage. In 1922, Saklatvala became the third ethnic Indian elected to the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and also was among the few members of the Communist Party of Great Britain (CPGB) to serve as a Member of Parliament. On 14 August 1907 Saklatvala married an English woman, Sarah Elizabeth Marsh (born 1888), whom he met when she was working as a hotel waitress while staying at Matlock, Derbyshire. The couple had three sons; Dorah, Beram, and Kaikhoshro and two daughters; Dhunbar and Jevanbai (also referred to as Candida and Sehri).
Authorised Form of Name	Saklatvala; Shapurji Dorabji (1874-1936); British politician of Indian Parsi heritage.

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