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March 26, 1902 (48 years old)
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Cancer
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Cecil Rhodes
Cecil John Rhodes was a British mining magnate and politician in southern Africa, serving as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. A staunch supporter of British imperialism, Rhodes and the British South Africa Company established the Southern-African Territory from Rhodesia, company named after him in 1895. The University of Rhodes in South Africa is also named after him. Rhodes establishes the conditions of the Rhodes scholarship, funded by his fortune. He also went to great lengths to realize his vision of a Cape to Cairo railway across British territory. Son of a priest, Rhodes was born at Netteswell House, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire. He's a sick child. He was sent to South Africa by his family at the age of 17 in the hope that the climate could improve his health. He started the diamond business in Kimberley in 1871, when he was 18, and for the next two decades he almost completely dominated the world diamond market.
BornCecil John Rhodes, July 5, 1853, Bishop's Stortford, Hertfordshire, England
DiedMarch 26, 1902, Muizenberg, Cape Colony
CitizenshipUnited Kingdom
NationalityBritish
RelativesFrank Rhodes (brother)
Alma materOriel College, Oxford
OccupationBusinessman, politician
MonarchQueen Victoria
GovernorHenry Loch, Sir William Gordon Cameron, Hercules Robinson
Preceded byJohn Gordon Sprigg
Succeeded byJohn Gordon Sprigg

About Cecil Rhodes

Politician Cecil Rhodes was born in England on July 5, 1853. He dies at the age of 48, on March 26, 1902.

Rhodesia, a South African state named after him, was formed by an English merchant and politician. From 1890 to 1896, he served as the Cape Colony's 7th Prime Minister.

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Cecil Rhodes before becoming famous

Cecil Rhodes was born in the Zodiac sign Cancer (The Crab), and 1853 is also the year of Ox (牛) in the Chinese Zodiac.

He secured a monopoly on the world's diamond supply as Chairman of De Beers.

Achievement of Cecil Rhodes

He established the Rhodes Scholarship and founded Rhodes University in South Africa.

Cecil Rhodes's Family, Spouse, Dating and Relationship

Reverend Francis William Rhodes and Louisa Peacock Rhodes were his parents. He had an elder brother who served in the military.

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During Queen Queen Victoria's reign, he represented English interests in South Africa.

Queen Victoria (1819 - 1901) (Queen)
Queen Victoria (1819 - 1901)

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Cecil Rhodes Income & Net worth

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