Rajani Palme Dutt (1896 - 1974)

Born 19 Jun 1896 in Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom

Ancestors

Died 20 Dec 1974 at age 78 in London, England, United Kingdom [uncertain]

Biography

R. Palme Dutt was born in Cambridge to and Indian father and a Swedish mother. He was an early member of the Communist Party of Great Britain, and a high profile member throughout his life. He was the party's General Secretary around the start of WWII. He was editor of the Worker's Weekly from 1922 until 1925. He was also the editor of Labour Monthly, a publication he started.

R. Palme Dutt was the second husband of Salme Murrik (Pekkala).

Sources

• Wikipedia: Rajani_Palme_Dutt
• Birth: "England and Wales Birth Registration Index, 1837-2008," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2FQ9-H9V : 1 October 2014), Rajani Dutt, 1896; from "England & Wales Births, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Birth Registration, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, citing General Register Office, Southport, England.
• 1901 census: "England and Wales Census, 1901," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XS31-5H7 : 8 April 2016), Upendra K Dutt, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England; from "1901 England, Scotland and Wales census," database and images, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : n.d.); citing St Andrew The Less subdistrict, PRO RG 13, The National Archives, Kew, Surrey.
• Death: "England and Wales Death Registration Index 1837-2007," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVCB-DRVG : 4 September 2014), Rajani Palme Dutt, 1974; from "England & Wales Deaths, 1837-2006," database, findmypast (http://www.findmypast.com : 2012); citing Death, Hendon, Middlesex, England, General Register Office, Southport, England.

No GRO Index entry for marriage

(no middle name)