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About Sir Robert Thorne Coryndon
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Robert Coryndon married Phyllis Mary Worthington 21 February, 1909, at St. Luke, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire.
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Sir Robert Thorne Coryndon KCMG (2 April 1870 – 10 February 1925) British colonial administrator, a former secretary of Cecil Rhodes who became Governor of the colonies of Uganda (1918–1922) and Kenya (1922–1925). He was one of the most powerful of colonial administrators of his day.
- Born in Cape Colony, South Africa on 2 April 1870.
- Educated at St. Andrew's College, Grahamstown and at Cheltenham College in England
- 1889 he returned to South Africa to serve his articles as a lawyer with his uncle's firm, Caldecott and Bell of Kimberley.
- Joined the Bechuanaland Border Police run by the British South Africa Company (BSAC) which Cecil Rhodes had formed in 1889. I
- 1890 he was a member of the Pioneer Force occupying Mashonaland.
- 1893 and 1896 he served in campaigns in Matabeleland.
- 1896 appointed private secretary to Cecil Rhodes; he served in that role during the 1896 Parliamentary Inquiry into the Jameson Raid.
- 1897 he was sent by Rhodes to be the BSAC representative in Barotseland.
- In October 1897 he reached King Lewanika's capital, Lealui, where he was given a cool reception. Lewanika could not accept that Coryndon could represent both a company and the government.
- November 1899 Queen Victoria signed an order in council that established company rule in Barotziland-North-Western Rhodesia
- September 1900 Coryndon was appointed commissioner, holding this post until 1907.
- Became Resident Commissioner in Swaziland, and was chairman of the Southern Rhodesian Native Reserves Commission of 1914–1915.
- 1916 he was appointed Resident Commissioner in Basutoland.
- 1917 Coryndon was given the position of Governor and Commander-in-Chief of Uganda, taking office in 1918.
- Awarded the CMG in 1911 and KCMG in 1919.
- Died in Nairobi on 10 February 1925.
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Sir Robert Thorne Coryndon's Timeline
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April 2, 1870
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Queenstown, Eastern Cape, South Africa
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| 1910 |
January 11, 1910
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South Africa
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| 1911 |
April 15, 1911
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August 25, 1913
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July 15, 1917
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| 1925 |
February 10, 1925
Age 54
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Nairobi, Kenya
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February 12, 1925
Age 54
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