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Name: MATHEWS, Lloyd William KCMG (General), Sir
Birth Date: 7.3.1850 Funchal, Madeira
Death Date: 11.10.1901 Zanzibar, malaria, buried at Ziwani
Nationality: British
First Date: Arrived Zanzibar 1874, an officer on H.M.S. London
Last Date: 1901
Profession: First Minister of Sultan of Zanzibar. Known as 'Strong man of Zanzibar', Commander Sultan's Forces, - fought for suppression of slave trade, Brigadier General 1882
Area: Zanzibar
Book Reference: Gillett, Hobley, Permanent Way, Fitzgerald, North
General Information:
Hobley - the First Minister of the Sultan of Zanzibar. What EA owes to his benign influence over the Arabs, from their ruler downwards, will, I fear, never be fully realised. (He was very kind and helpful to Hobley)
Permanent Way - 'Wazir of the Sultan [of Zanzibar] - announced the transfer from the Company to a British Protectorate in Baraza at Mombasa on July 1st 1895.
North - Arr. Zanzibar as officer on HMS London as Lieut. RN c1874; transferred to Zanzibar Forces as Major General 1877; dep. Zanzibar for Bombay on sick leave 26/3/1890; dep. Zanzibar for England 26/3/1890; Treasurer, 1st Minister & Commander of Sultan's Forces, Zanzibar March 1894; dep. Zanzibar for Mombasa 27/12/1892; arr. Lamu to inspect Witu Prot. 19/6/1894, returned Zanzibar 25/6/1894; Appt. Consul-General for BEA Prot. 1/7/1895; accompanied 1893 Witu expedition & slightly wounded during attack on Pumwani 7/8/1893.
North - 'Immorality in the real sense of the word he practises day and night …….. head and ears in debt' (M.J. Howden-Smith, FO 107) 10-4-1896
Fitzgerald - 1893 - Sultan's Prime Minister
Gazette - 15/10/1901 - Obituary
A full description of his life and career can be found in Wikipedia
Frederick Jackson, Early Days in East Africa, 1930 As CNC of the Zanzibarar Army he was practically responsible for the welfare of the whole island. He made a point of being in close touch with his men, knew all about them and their domestic troubles and there was very little that went on without his knowing all about it. Always most kind and helpful and his open-handed generosity was a by word. He was large hearted.