Henry Barkly appointed Governor of the Cape of Good Hope
- When
- 1870
- Where
- Cape Colony
- Episodes
- 1
Sir Henry Barkly, a British colonial governor, was sent to the Cape Colony in August 1870 as governor and British High Commissioner for Southern Africa. His appointment followed his tenure as Governor of Mauritius, which ended in June 1870. The legacy date of 31 December 1870 is not supported by the supplied passages, which state he was sent in August 1870.
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Background and detail
Background. Sir Henry Barkly was a British politician and colonial governor. He served as Governor of Mauritius from November 1863 to June 1870. Following this term, he was sent to the Cape Colony in August 1870 to serve as governor and as British High Commissioner for Southern Africa.
Appointment. Barkly was sent to the Cape Colony in August 1870 as governor and as British High Commissioner for Southern Africa. The Cape Colony, also known as the Cape of Good Hope, was a British colony in present-day South Africa. The legacy date of 31 December 1870 is not supported by the supplied passages.
Context. Barkly hoped that liberal democracy, which had taken root in the Cape, would grow into a force strong enough to control other tendencies in South African politics. The Cape Colony achieved responsible government in 1872 under its first Prime Minister, John Molteno.
People involved
- Sir Henry Barkly · Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa
Sources
- Henry Barkly Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-31
- Cape Colony Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-01
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