Sir Eldon Gorst

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Sir Eldon Gorst was a British colonial administrator best known for serving as Consul-General and de facto ruler of Egypt in the early 20th century, succeeding Lord Cromer.

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instanceOf British colonial administrator
diplomat
human
appointedBy Herbert Henry Asquith NERFINISHED
Liberal government of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED
awardReceived GCMG NERFINISHED
birthDate 1861-08-24
burialPlace England NERFINISHED
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1911-01-12
educatedAt Eton College
Trinity College, Cambridge
employer British government NERFINISHED
Foreign Office NERFINISHED
endTime 1911
era early 20th century
familyName Gorst NERFINISHED
father Sir John Eldon Gorst NERFINISHED
fieldOfWork colonial administration
diplomacy
givenName Eldon NERFINISHED
hasTitle Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George NERFINISHED
honorificPrefix Sir
languageSpoken English
memberOf British diplomatic service NERFINISHED
name Eldon Gorst NERFINISHED
notableFor administration of the British occupation of Egypt
attempts to conciliate Egyptian nationalist opinion
reforming British policy in Egypt
officePredecessor Lord Cromer NERFINISHED
officeSuccessor Lord Kitchener NERFINISHED
placeOfBirth London, England
surface form: London
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: London
politicalContext British occupation of Egypt NERFINISHED
Egyptian nationalist movement
positionHeld Agent and Consul-General in Egypt
Consul-General in Egypt
de facto ruler of Egypt
replaced Lord Cromer as British Consul-General in Egypt NERFINISHED
replacedBy Lord Kitchener as British Consul-General in Egypt NERFINISHED
residence Cairo NERFINISHED
London, England
surface form: London
startTime 1907
workedIn Egypt NERFINISHED

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High Commissioner for Egypt officeHolder Sir Eldon Gorst