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Person PER-000071

Cecil John Rhodes

5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902 · Rhodes line

Connection to the Koup

Took part in something recorded here: Cecil John Rhodes donates an organ to the Prince Albert church (1897~).

Names

Baptismal name
Cecil John
Given
Cecil John
Surname
Rhodes

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A life in the record

  1. 5 July 1853 born Born
  2. about 1897 event Cecil John Rhodes donates an organ to the Prince Albert church
    After the expedition toward Mashonaland with ds Adriaan Hofmeyr and Jan Luttig MP turned back at N'gami, Rhodes offered each man a farm in Rhodesia. Nobody accepted, so he gave the church an organ and a carved chair instead. When a better organ arrived from Britain the "Rhodes organ" was sent out to
  3. 26 March 1902 died Died

Stories

What we don't know

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Sources

  1. Rose Willis & Doreen Atkinson, "Zeekoegat: Explorations in the Koup Karoo" (2022) Karoo Development Foundation38pp cameo

Research notes

[SRC-068/069] Donated the organ that ended up in the Zeekoegat church, after the aborted 1897 Mashonaland expedition with ds Adriaan HofmeyrM and Jan LuttigM. Not a relative.

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Open questions