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| Frere, Sir Henry Bartle Edward. Hon. LL.D. 1874. 5th s. of Edward, and grandson of John (1758). B. Mar. 29, 1815, at Clydach, Brecknockshire. Schools, Bath Grammar and Haileybury. F.R.S., F.R.A.S. Appointed writer in Bombay Civil Service, 1834; Private Secretary to Sir George Arthur, Governor of Bombay, 1842, and married his 2nd dau., Catherine, Oct. 10, 1844. Chief Commissioner of Sind, 1850-9. Governor of Bombay, 1862-7. Member of the Indian Council, 1867. President of Asiatic Society, 1872, and on two subsequent occasions. President of Geographical Society, 1873. Sent to Zanzibar to negotiate suppression of slave trade, 1872. Accompanied the Prince of Wales to Egypt and India, 1875. K.C.B., 1859. G.C.S.I.; G.C.B. Created Bart., 1876. Governor of the Cape and first High Commissioner of South Africa, 1877. Hon. D.C.L., Oxford, 1867; Hon. LL.D., Edinburgh, 1883. Chancellor of the Cape University, 1880. Author, Afghanistan and South Africa, 1881; Eastern Africa as a field for missionary labour, etc. Died May 29, 1884. Brother of Edward (1824); father of Bartle C. A. (1873). (Al. Oxon.; Burke, L.G.; Edin. Grads.; Frere Pedigree; Boase, I. 1107-8; D.N.B., which gives '6th s.'; Martineau, Life and Correspondence; Worsfold, Sir Bartle Frere.) | Sir Henry Bartle Edward FRERE Approx. lifespan: 1815–1884 Hon.LLD 1874 5th s. of Edward FRERE and grandson of John (1758) b. Clydach, Breconshire 1815:03:29 Schools Sch: Bath Grammar School Bath, [ Somerset ] and Haileybury, [ Hertfordshire ] FRS FRAS Appointed writer Bombay Civil Service, [ India ] 1834 Private Sec. to: : Sir George Arthur, Governor of: : Bombay 1842, and married his 2nd dau., Catherine 1844:10:10 Chief Commissioner of: Sind, [ India ] 1850-59 Governor of: Bombay, [ India ] 1862-67 Member of: Indian Council 1867 President of: : Asiatic Society 1872, and on two subsequent occasions. President of: : Geographical Society 1873 Sent to Zanzibar to negotiate suppression of slave trade 1872 Accompanied the Prince of Wales to Egypt and India 1875 KCB 1859 GCSI GCB Created Bart. 1876 Governor of: Cape, [ Cape Colony ], [ South Africa ] and first High Commissioner of: South Africa 1877 Hon. DCL OX 1867 Hon.LLD Edinburgh, [ Scotland ] 1883 Chancellor of: : Sch: Cape University Cape, [ Cape Colony ], [ South Africa ] 1880 Publ.: Afghanistan and South Africa 1881; Eastern Africa as a field for missionary labour etc. d. 1884:05:29 brother of Edward FRERE (1824) father of Bartle C. A. FRERE (1873) ( Al. Oxon. ; Burke, L.G.; Edin. Grads.; Frere Pedigree; Boase, I. 1107-8; D.N.B., which gives '6th s.'; Martineau, Life and Correspondence ;Worsfold, Sir Bartle FRERE . ) |