Background
PLAYFAIR, Patrick was born in 1852. Son of late Patrick Playfair, Dalmarnock, Lanarkshire, and Ardmillan, Ayrshire, and Georgiana, daughter of the late John Muir, of Glasgow.
PLAYFAIR, Patrick was born in 1852. Son of late Patrick Playfair, Dalmarnock, Lanarkshire, and Ardmillan, Ayrshire, and Georgiana, daughter of the late John Muir, of Glasgow.
Studied at Loretto School. Glasgow University. Has been President and Vice-President of the Bengal Chamber of Commerce, and Mercantile Member of Bengal Legislative Council.
Additional Member of Legislative Council of the Viceroy and Governor-General of India, 1893-1897. Sheriff of Calcutta, 1896. Cartulary-register 1897; member of firms of Barry and Company, Calcutta, and J. B. Bany and Son, London.
Clubs : Oriental, Wellington; Bengal, Calcutta.
Spouse 1903, Frances Sophia, daughter of John Harvey, of Carnousie, Banff's.