Historedia
Person

Joseph Millerd Orpen

Events
1
Episodes
1
Years
1871

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Joseph Millerd Orpen, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

  1. British annexation of Griqualand West

    1871

    Role: Commissioner (term beginning 27 October 1871)

    1. 27 October 1871 · Griqualand West ColonyProclamation of Griqualand West

      British authorities proclaimed the diamond fields as the Griqualand West Colony on 27 October 1871, ending the Klipdrift Republic.

Sources

  1. Griqualand West Wikipedia, revision of 2026-06-22