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Appointment as Governor and High Commissioner

When: August 1870
Where: Cape Colony
Part of: Henry Barkly appointed Governor of the Cape of Good Hope

Barkly was sent to the Cape Colony in August 1870 as governor and as British High Commissioner for Southern Africa.

The supplied passages state that Barkly was sent to the Cape Colony in August 1870 as governor and as British High Commissioner for Southern Africa. The legacy date of 31 December 1870 is not supported by the supplied passages.

Sources

Henry Barkly Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31

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