Cause of death Suicide Name Chan Khine Spouse(s) Margret von Beck | Religion Buddhism Nationality Burmese-Chinese Parents Chan Mah Phee | |
Born 1886 Rangoon, Burma Occupation businessman, land-owner and investor Died April 1934, Yangon, Myanmar (Burma) | ||
Chan Chor Khine (Chinese: 曾祖慨; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Chan Chó̍-khài; born in Rangoon, Burma) was a Burmese-Chinese businessman, land-owner, investor and philanthropist.
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Early life
Chan was born in 1886 to self-made millionaire father Chan Mah Phee and his mother, the daughter of a Burmese peasant. He attended St Paul's High School, Rangoon before being educated further in China.
Rangoon
Chan returned to Burma to join his father's business Taik Leong. The company dealt primarily in oil, rice and tobacco exports. Chan ultimately became manager of the company upon his father's retirement. He served as an honorary magistrate on the board of the Corporation of Rangoon.
Chan donated 10 acres of land for the construction of the Chinese High School in Rangoon.
Death
Chan committed suicide in April 1934 at 10:20am by shooting himself in the head at his estate, the Brightlands.