Cecil Rhodes
Former Prime Minister of the Cape Colony
Cecil John Rhodes was an English mining magnate and politician in southern Africa who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. He and his British South Africa Company founded the southern African territory of Rhodesia, which... Wikipedia
Born: July 5, 1853, Bishop's Stortford, United Kingdom
Died: March 26, 1902 (age 48 years), Muizenberg, Cape Town, South Africa
Place of burial: Matobo National Park, Zimbabwe
Organizations founded: De Beers, British South Africa Company, and Consolidated Gold Fields
Siblings: Frank Rhodes
Parents: Reverend Francis William Rhodes and Louisa Peacock Rhodes