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'''Cecil John Rhodes''' [[ | '''Cecil John Rhodes''' [[Wikipedia:Privy Council of the United Kingdom|PC]] (5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902){{sfn|The Times|27 March 1902}} was a British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa, who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. An ardent believer in British imperialism, Rhodes and his [[British South Africa Company]] founded the southern African territory of [[Rhodesia (region)|Rhodesia]] (now Zimbabwe and Zambia), which the company named after him in 1895. South Africa's Rhodes University is also named after him. Rhodes set up the provisions of the Rhodes Scholarship, which is funded by his estate, and put much effort towards his vision of a Cape to Cairo Railway through British territory. | ||
=== Newspaper articles === | === Newspaper articles === | ||
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* [http://www.cecilrhodes.co.za/ Cecilrhodes.co.za] | * [http://www.cecilrhodes.co.za/ Cecilrhodes.co.za] |
Revision as of 14:21, 10 October 2016
The Right Honourable Cecil Rhodes | |
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7th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony | |
In office 17 July 1890 – 12 January 1896 | |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Governor | Henry Loch Sir William Gordon Cameron Hercules Robinson |
Preceded by | John Gordon Sprigg |
Succeeded by | John Gordon Sprigg |
Personal details | |
Born | Cecil John Rhodes 5 July 1853 Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England |
Died | 26 March 1902 Muizenberg, Cape Colony (now South Africa) | (aged 48)
Resting place | World's View, Matopos Hills, Southern Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) |
Nationality | British |
Relations | Reverend Francis William Rhodes (Father) Louisa Peacock Rhodes (Mother) Francis William Rhodes (Brother) |
Alma mater | Oriel College, Oxford |
Occupation | Businessman Politician |
Cecil John Rhodes PC (5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902)[1] was a British businessman, mining magnate and politician in South Africa, who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. An ardent believer in British imperialism, Rhodes and his British South Africa Company founded the southern African territory of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe and Zambia), which the company named after him in 1895. South Africa's Rhodes University is also named after him. Rhodes set up the provisions of the Rhodes Scholarship, which is funded by his estate, and put much effort towards his vision of a Cape to Cairo Railway through British territory.
Newspaper articles
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Websites
- PBS: Empires; Queen Victoria; The Changing Empire; Characters : Cecil Rhodes
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Further reading
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External links
- Portraits of Cecil John Rhodes at the National Portrait Gallery, LondonTemplate:EditAtWikidata
- Cecilrhodes.co.za
- Banquet in Rhodes's honour held in London
- Africa Stage: Monica Dispatch – 30 June 1999
- Cecil John Rhodes history
- Official Boschendal website
- Cecil Rhodes on Rhodesia.me.uk
- De Beers Group
- Rothschild History 1880-1914