Sir William Mackinnon, 1st Baronet
Sir William Mackinnon, 1st Baronet, was a Scottish ship-owner and businessman who built up substantial commercial interests in India and East Africa. He established the British-India Steam Navigation Company and the Imperial British East Africa Company.
Sir William Mackinnon, 1st Baronet
William Mackinnon (middle) with Sir Henry Morton Stanley and Major-General Sir Francis de Winton
British India Steam Navigation Company
British India Steam Navigation Company ("BI") was formed in 1856 as the Calcutta and Burmah Steam Navigation Company.
Souvenir badge from Nevasa showing the BI house flag: a white swallowtail with a red saltire
Image: B Itimeline