Thomas Ekins Fuller
Sir Thomas Ekins Fuller | |
|---|---|
 Thomas Ekins Fuller, caricatured by WH Schroeder | |
| Agent-General for Cape Colony | |
| In office 1 January 1902 – 1907 | |
| Prime Minister | Sir Gordon Sprigg Sir Leander Starr Jameson |
| Member of the Cape House of Assembly for Cape Town | |
| In office 1878–1902 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 August 1831 West Drayton, Middlesex, England |
| Died | 5 September 1910 (aged 79) Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
| Political party | Progressive |
| Education | Bristol Baptist College |
| Occupation | Journalist, Businessman, Politician |
Sir Thomas Ekins Fuller KCMG (1831–1910) was editor of the Cape Argus newspaper and a prominent Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Cape Colony.
Background
Initially a moderate follower of the "Cape Liberal Tradition", he advocated for responsible government (local democracy) in the 1860s as editor of the Cape Argus newspaper (1864-1873). He also supported the inclusive, locally oriented politics of his liberal allies at the time.
Between 1873 and 1875 he worked with immigration in London, before returning to the Cape to become General Manager of the Union Steamship Company (1875-1898) and Member of the Legislative Assembly of the Cape Colony (MLA for Cape Town, 1879-1900).[1]
Although initially a liberal, in later life, he came to be greatly influenced by the imperialist Cecil Rhodes, of whom he eventually became a devoted admirer. Finally in 1898, he even became a director of the De Beers Consolidated Mines Company.[2]
In 1902, he became the Cape Colony's Agent-General in London until 1907.[1][3] He was knighted in 1904.[1]
Married
He married Mary Playne Hillier, from Nailsworth, in 1855.[4] Fuller married his second wife, Elizabeth Mann in London in 1875.[3]
Death
He died on 5 September 1910 at Tunbridge Wells, Kent.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d Encyclopaedia Britannica (1910). Encyclopaedia Britannica All Volumes.
- ^ "Fuller, Thomas Ekins", Dictionary of National Biography, 1912 supplement, vol. 2, retrieved 5 September 2023
- ^ a b Dod's peerage, baronetage and knightage of Great Britain and Ireland. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. London: Simkin, Marshall, Hamilton, Kent. 1916. p. 309.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ Oxford dictionary of national biography : in association with the British Academy : from the earliest times to the year 2000. Internet Archive. Oxford : Oxford University Press. 2004. ISBN 978-0-19-861411-1.
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