Cecil John Rhodes | |
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6th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony | |
In office 1890–1896 | |
Monarch | Queen Victoria |
Governor | Henry Loch William Gordon Cameron (acting) Hercules Robinson |
Preceded by | John Gordon Sprigg |
Succeeded by | John Gordon Sprigg |
Personal details | |
Born | Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, United Kingdom | July 5, 1853
Died | March 26, 1902 Muizenberg, Cape Colony (now South Africa) | (aged 48)
Resting place | "World’s View", Matopos Hills, Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) 20°25′S 28°28′E / 20.417°S 28.467°E |
Spouse | Never married |
Relations | Reverend Francis William Rhodes (Father) Louisa Peacock Rhodes(Mother) Francis William Rhodes(Brother) |
Children | None |
Alma mater | Bishop's Stortford Grammar School Oriel College, Oxford |
Occupation | Businessman Politician |