Sir Theophilus Shepstone

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Sir Theophilus Shepstone was a 19th-century British colonial administrator in South Africa, influential in native affairs and territorial annexations under the British Empire.

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instanceOf British colonial administrator
South African colonial official
human
politician
areaOfInfluence Natal
Transvaal
Zulu Kingdom
awardReceived Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George
birthCountry United Kingdom
birthDate 1817-01-08
birthPlace Westbury-on-Trym
citizenship United Kingdom
countryOfWork South Africa
dateOfEvent 1877
deathDate 1893-06-23
describedAs controversial figure in South African colonial history
educatedIn South Africa
employer British Empire
Colony of Natal
surface form: Colony of Natal government
era 19th century
ethnicGroup English
familyName Shepstone
fieldOfWork colonial administration
native affairs
givenName Theophilus
hasRelative Denis Shepstone
honorificPrefix Sir
knownFor development of indirect rule over African communities
influence on British native policy in South Africa
proclamation of the British annexation of the Transvaal in 1877
languageSpoken English
movement British imperialism
name Sir Theophilus Shepstone self-linksurface differs
surface form: Theophilus Shepstone
notableEvent annexation of the South African Republic (Transvaal) by Britain
notableWork Shepstone system of native administration
annexation of the Transvaal
occupation colonial administrator
politician
parent Sir Theophilus Shepstone self-linksurface differs
surface form: William Shepstone
partOf British South Africa
surface form: British colonial administration in Southern Africa
policyApproach indirect rule through traditional chiefs
positionHeld Administrator of the Transvaal
Administrator of the Transvaal
surface form: British Special Commissioner to the Transvaal

Secretary for Native Affairs in Natal
religion Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: Anglicanism
residence Natal
Transvaal

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Port Shepstone namedAfter Sir Theophilus Shepstone
Sir Theophilus Shepstone name Sir Theophilus Shepstone self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Theophilus Shepstone
Sir Theophilus Shepstone parent Sir Theophilus Shepstone self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: William Shepstone