Background
BOIS, Stanley was born on June 20, 1864 in London. Son of Henry and Francis Elizabeth Bois.
BOIS, Stanley was born on June 20, 1864 in London. Son of Henry and Francis Elizabeth Bois.
Studied at South Penge Park College, London. Spent two years in the city of London in a shipbroker’s office before coming to the East. Arrived in Ceylon, 1882, and joined the staff of a firm whose business his brother and he ultimately acquired.
Has acted as Member of the Municipal Council, Colombo. Chairman of the Ceylon Chamber of Commerce for three consecutive years. Acting Member of Legislative Council, representing the mercantile interests, 1903.
CommissionerGeneral for Ceylon to the World’s Fair, St. Louis, United States of America, 1904. Acting European Member of Legislative Council, 1906, and Mercantile Member of Legislative Council, 1910. Partner in the firm of Bois Brothers & Company, merchants and commission agents, Colombo.
Clubs : Conservative; Colombo; Hill, Newara Eliya.
Music and motoring.
Spouse 1895, Isa Gordon,daughter of Gabriel Ross of Sutherlandshire, N.B.