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| '''Sir Ernest James Lennox Berkeley''' (31 May 1857 - 24 October 1932) was a ] military officer and administrator, who served as the British Consul-General for ] between 1899 and 1920.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p65155.htm|title=Ernest James Lennox Berkeley|website=The Peerage}}</ref> | '''Sir Ernest James Lennox Berkeley''' {{postnominals|country=GBR|size=100%|sep=,|KCMG}} (31 May 1857 - 24 October 1932) was a ] military officer and administrator, who served as the British Consul-General for ] between 1899 and 1920.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p65155.htm|title=Ernest James Lennox Berkeley|website=The Peerage}}</ref> | ||
| ==Biography== | ==Biography== | ||
| Berkeley was born illegitimately, the son of George Lennox Rawdon Berkeley, 7th Earl of Berkeley and Cécile Drummond.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p65155.htm|title=Ernest James Lennox Berkeley|website=The Peerage}}</ref> | Berkeley was born illegitimately, the son of George Lennox Rawdon Berkeley, 7th Earl of Berkeley and Cécile Drummond.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p65155.htm|title=Ernest James Lennox Berkeley|website=The Peerage}}</ref> He was educated at ] in ] and the ]. | ||
| In 1876 he was commissioned into the ], becoming an officer in the ]. The following year he transferred to the ]<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p65155.htm|title=Ernest James Lennox Berkeley|website=The Peerage}}</ref> | |||
| In 1885 he became the British Vice Consul for East Africa and in 1891, Consul for ].<ref>Joan Plubell Mattia, Walking the Rift: Idealism and Imperialism in East Africa, Alfred Robert Tucker (1890-1911), Wipf and Stock Publishers, 24 May 2017, p.195</ref> He simultaneously acted as ] of the ]'s territories between 1891 and 1892.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p65155.htm|title=Ernest James Lennox Berkeley|website=The Peerage}}</ref> He was appointed as the British Commissioner and Consul-General for ] between 1895 and 1899. He thereafter left East Africa, when he was made Consul-General for Tunis between 1899 and 1920. | In 1885 he became the British Vice Consul for East Africa and in 1891, Consul for ].<ref>Joan Plubell Mattia, Walking the Rift: Idealism and Imperialism in East Africa, Alfred Robert Tucker (1890-1911), Wipf and Stock Publishers, 24 May 2017, p.195</ref> He simultaneously acted as ] of the ]'s territories between 1891 and 1892.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p65155.htm|title=Ernest James Lennox Berkeley|website=The Peerage}}</ref> He was appointed as the British Commissioner and Consul-General for ] between 1895 and 1899. He thereafter left East Africa, when he was made Consul-General for Tunis between 1899 and 1920. He was made a ] in 1897 and ] in 1921.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.the-saleroom.com/en-gb/auction-catalogues/dix-noonan-webb/catalogue-id-2782179/lot-8100626|title=Ernest James Lennox Berkeley|website=The Saleroom}}</ref> | ||
| He died on 24 October 1932 aged 75.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p65155.htm|title=Ernest James Lennox Berkeley|website=The Peerage}}</ref> | He died on 24 October 1932 aged 75.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|url=http://www.thepeerage.com/p65155.htm|title=Ernest James Lennox Berkeley|website=The Peerage}}</ref> | ||
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British military officer and administratorSir Ernest James Lennox Berkeley KCMG (31 May 1857 - 24 October 1932) was a British military officer and administrator, who served as the British Consul-General for Tunis between 1899 and 1920.
Biography
Berkeley was born illegitimately, the son of George Lennox Rawdon Berkeley, 7th Earl of Berkeley and Cécile Drummond. He was educated at Royal Academy School in Gosport and the Royal Military Academy, Sandhurst.
In 1876 he was commissioned into the British Army, becoming an officer in the 57th Foot. The following year he transferred to the 60th Rifles
In 1885 he became the British Vice Consul for East Africa and in 1891, Consul for Zanzibar. He simultaneously acted as Administrator of the Imperial British East Africa Company's territories between 1891 and 1892. He was appointed as the British Commissioner and Consul-General for Uganda between 1895 and 1899. He thereafter left East Africa, when he was made Consul-General for Tunis between 1899 and 1920. He was made a Companion of the Bath in 1897 and Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1921.
He died on 24 October 1932 aged 75.
References
- ^ "Ernest James Lennox Berkeley". The Peerage.
- Joan Plubell Mattia, Walking the Rift: Idealism and Imperialism in East Africa, Alfred Robert Tucker (1890-1911), Wipf and Stock Publishers, 24 May 2017, p.195
- "Ernest James Lennox Berkeley". The Saleroom.
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