[2] His father, J. R. Boyson, was a solicitor for the Government of Madras and was one of the founders of the National Bank of India.

Under Boyson, Binny pioneered electricity and trams in Madras.

[4] In 1906, Arbuthnot Crash caused Binny to loss a lot of money.

He then negotiated with James Lyle Mackay, founder of the Inchcape group and the Inchcape group agreed to acquire and restructure Binny.

[3] In 1914, he was knighted and returned to England where he remained a Director at the London office till his death in 1926.