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Name: JOHNSTON, Henry Hamilton 'Harry' GCMG, KCB, DSc., Sir

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Nee: bro of Alexander Johnston

Birth Date: 12 June 1858 Kennington Park, London

Death Date: 31 July 1927 Woodsetts near Worksop

Nationality: British

First Date: 1884

Last Date: 1901

Profession: July 1899 appointed Special Commission to Uganda, to report on Uganda and remodel its system of Government. A tactful man.

Area: Completed reorganisation of Uganda Protectorate

Married: In London 15 Oct 1896 Hon. Winifred Mary Irby (sister of 6th Baron Boston) b. 1872 Hedsor House, Bucks., d. 8 July 1933 East Preston, Sussex

Children: twin boys who died within hours 1902. No other chn

Author: Many books on Africa 'The Uganda Protectorate' 1902

Book Reference: Gillett, Cuckoo, Permanent Way, Moyse, Tucker, Kelly, North, EA Diary 1903, EAHB 1904, Chandler

School: Stockwell Grammar, King's Coll London

General Information:

Kelly - Vice Consul for the Cameroons 1885, Consul for Portuguese possessions on E. Coast of Africa 1888, Commr. and Consul-Gen for territories under British influence to N. of the Zambezi 1891-7, Consul-Gen at Tunis 1897-9, Special Commr., Commr.-in-Ch. and Consul-Gen. for the Uganda Protectorate and the adjoining territories 1899-1901
North - Expedition to Kilimanjaro in 1884; Appt. Special Commissioner for Uganda 1/7/1898; arr. Mombasa 30/9/1899; Eldama Ravine station during Nov 1899, arr. Kampala 20/12/1899; dep. Kampala for 4 month tour of Western Provinces 30/5/1900; dep. Zanzibar for Europe 27/5/1901, officially on 4 months' leave but he never returned - "small minded little beast .... terrible little cad" (Moffat)

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