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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