Henry Bartle Frere

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Henry Bartle Frere was a 19th-century British colonial administrator and diplomat best known for his controversial role as High Commissioner for Southern Africa, including actions that helped precipitate the Anglo-Zulu War.

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instanceOf British colonial administrator ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
human ⓘ
awardReceived Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath ⓘ
birthDate 1815-03-29 ⓘ
birthPlace Clydach, Glamorganshire, Wales ⓘ
burialPlace St Paul's Cathedral ⓘ
causeOfDismissal unauthorized actions leading to Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom ⓘ
deathDate 1884-05-29 ⓘ
describedAs controversial imperial proconsul ⓘ
educatedAt East India Company College, Haileybury ⓘ
employer British East India Company ⓘ
British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government
endTime as Governor of Bombay: 1867 ⓘ
as High Commissioner for Southern Africa: 1880 ⓘ
era 19th century ⓘ
ethnicGroup English ⓘ
familyName Frere ⓘ
fieldOfWork colonial administration in India ⓘ
colonial administration in Southern Africa ⓘ
givenName Henry ⓘ
honorificTitle Sir ⓘ
knownFor confederation policy in Southern Africa ⓘ
controversial policies in Southern Africa ⓘ
languageSpoken English ⓘ
memberOf Privy Council of the United Kingdom ⓘ
linked to: Privy Council
name Henry Bartle Frere ⓘ
notableEvent Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ
notableWork administration of Bombay Presidency ⓘ
policy leading to the Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ
occupation colonial administrator ⓘ
diplomat ⓘ
parent Edward Frere ⓘ
linked to: Henry Bartle Frere
participatedIn administration of Sind ⓘ
placeOfDeath London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
policy promotion of railway construction in India ⓘ
promotion of telegraph expansion in India ⓘ
support for vernacular education in India ⓘ
positionHeld Chief Commissioner of Sind ⓘ
Governor of Bombay ⓘ
Governor of the Cape Colony ⓘ
High Commissioner for Southern Africa ⓘ
recalledBy British government ⓘ
linked to: UK government
religion Anglicanism ⓘ
roleIn precipitating the Anglo-Zulu War ⓘ
sibling Mary Anne Frere ⓘ
spouse Catherine Arthur ⓘ
startTime as Governor of Bombay: 1862 ⓘ
as High Commissioner for Southern Africa: 1877 ⓘ

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Frere Hall → namedAfter → Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere ⓘ
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Governor of Bombay → positionHeldBy → Henry Bartle Edward Frere ⓘ
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Henry Bartle Frere → name → Henry Bartle Frere ⓘ
Henry Bartle Frere → parent → Edward Frere ⓘ
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Ninth Frontier War → hasCommander → Henry Bartle Frere ⓘ
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Mary Anne Frere → sibling → Henry Bartle Frere ⓘ
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Catherine Arthur → spouse → Sir Henry Bartle Frere ⓘ
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Catherine Arthur → spouseFullName → Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere ⓘ
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British forces in the Anglo-Zulu War → commander → Sir Henry Bartle Frere ⓘ
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