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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Predicate Object
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
surface form: "East India Company College, Haileybury"
employer British East India Company
UK government
surface form: "British 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
surface form: "Privy Council of the United Kingdom"
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 Henry Bartle Frere
surface form: "Edward Frere"
participatedIn administration of Sind
placeOfDeath London, England
surface form: "London"
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 UK government
surface form: "British government"
religion Anglicanism (broadly)
surface form: "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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Henry Bartle Frere name Henry Bartle Frere
Frere Hall namedAfter Henry Bartle Frere
this entity surface form: "Sir Henry Bartle Edward Frere"
East India Company College notableAlumni Henry Bartle Frere
Henry Bartle Frere parent Henry Bartle Frere
this entity surface form: "Edward Frere"
Governor of Bombay positionHeldBy Henry Bartle Frere
this entity surface form: "Bartle Frere"
Governor of Bombay positionHeldBy Henry Bartle Frere
this entity surface form: "Henry Bartle Edward Frere"

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