Cecil J. Rhodes, or Cecil John Rhodes, was born in 1853 in Bishop’s Stortford, Hertfordshire, England. As a young boy, throughout his years, his health was was weak and was thought to have a disease, consumptive. At the age of nine, he attended the Bishop’s Stortford grammar school. Later in about 1869 he was taken out of grammar school. He became a British businessman and a magnate, a great man with high authority and a man in a high social position.
Cecil Rhodes was connected with Africa because he was a politician in Africa, and the main or original founder of the southern African territory of Rhodesia. The Rhodesia territory, was later named after him in 1895. There is also a University located in South Africa, named Rhodes University, …show more content…
Rhodes then started to grow an interest for agriculture. Where later he joined his brother, Herbert on his cotton farm located in the Umkomazi valley in Natal. Which later failed because the land wasn’t suitable to grow cotton, so his plans failed. Later in October 1821, he was know 18 years of age, Cecil and his brother Herbert left for the diamond fields, located in Kimberly. Rhodes stuck with the diamond fields for the next 17 years buying all the smaller diamond mining operations in the Kimberley region. In 1880 Rhodes prepared prepared to enter public life at the Cape. Rhodes chose the rural and predominantly Boer area, which remained faithful to Rhodes until his death. When Rhodes became a member of the Cape Parliament, the goal was to help decide the future of Basutoland. In 1890 Cecil Rhodes became the Prime Minister of the Cape Colony, and introduced the Glen Grey …show more content…
Even while Rhodes attended Oxford, he continued to prosper in Kimberly. HE later moved from the Kimberley Mine to invest in the more costly claims. After buying the land in 1839 from David Danser they were allowed to to cultivate the land. The area extended from the Modder River up to the Vaal River. In 187 through 1875, the diamond feilds were in a depression, but Rhodes stayed stuck to his interst. Druing this time, there was trouble of clearing out the water that was flooding the mines. After Rhodes went back to Britain for his first term, and returned, he lived with Robert Dundas Graham , who became his mining partner. On March 13, 1888, Rhodes launched De Beers consolidated Mines. The company, which Rhodes was secretary, owned the largest interest in the mine. Cecil Rhodes was then named the chairman of De Beers at the founding in 1888. They established with funding from NM Rothschild & Sons Limited in
Cecil Rhodes was connected with Africa because he was a politician in Africa, and the main or original founder of the southern African territory of Rhodesia. The Rhodesia territory, was later named after him in 1895. There is also a University located in South Africa, named Rhodes University, …show more content…
Rhodes then started to grow an interest for agriculture. Where later he joined his brother, Herbert on his cotton farm located in the Umkomazi valley in Natal. Which later failed because the land wasn’t suitable to grow cotton, so his plans failed. Later in October 1821, he was know 18 years of age, Cecil and his brother Herbert left for the diamond fields, located in Kimberly. Rhodes stuck with the diamond fields for the next 17 years buying all the smaller diamond mining operations in the Kimberley region. In 1880 Rhodes prepared prepared to enter public life at the Cape. Rhodes chose the rural and predominantly Boer area, which remained faithful to Rhodes until his death. When Rhodes became a member of the Cape Parliament, the goal was to help decide the future of Basutoland. In 1890 Cecil Rhodes became the Prime Minister of the Cape Colony, and introduced the Glen Grey …show more content…
Even while Rhodes attended Oxford, he continued to prosper in Kimberly. HE later moved from the Kimberley Mine to invest in the more costly claims. After buying the land in 1839 from David Danser they were allowed to to cultivate the land. The area extended from the Modder River up to the Vaal River. In 187 through 1875, the diamond feilds were in a depression, but Rhodes stayed stuck to his interst. Druing this time, there was trouble of clearing out the water that was flooding the mines. After Rhodes went back to Britain for his first term, and returned, he lived with Robert Dundas Graham , who became his mining partner. On March 13, 1888, Rhodes launched De Beers consolidated Mines. The company, which Rhodes was secretary, owned the largest interest in the mine. Cecil Rhodes was then named the chairman of De Beers at the founding in 1888. They established with funding from NM Rothschild & Sons Limited in