British Army officer, colonial administrator and courtier
Major-General
Sir Francis de Winton
GCMG CB FRGS
Sir Francis de Winton in 1885
Born
(1835-06-21)21 June 1835 Pitsford, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
Died
16 December 1901(1901-12-16) (aged 66) Llanstephan, Llyswen, United Kingdom
Allegiance
British Empire Congo Free State
Service/branch
British Army
Years of service
1854–1890
Rank
Major-General
Unit
Royal Artillery
Battles/wars
Crimean War
Awards
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Companion of the Order of the Bath
Major-General Sir Francis Walter de WintonGCMG CB FRGS (21 June 1835 – 16 December 1901) was a British Army officer, colonial administrator and courtier in the Household of the Duke of York. He notably served as Administrator-General of the Congo Free State under King Leopold II of Belgium.[1]
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Major-General Sir Francis Walter deWinton GCMG CB FRGS (21 June 1835 – 16 December 1901) was a British Army officer, colonial administrator and courtier...
Berlin Conference, Leopold's Vice-Administrator General in the Congo, FrancisdeWinton, announced that the territory was henceforth called "the Congo Free...
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Chiefdom of the Temne people of Sierra Leone. The expedition was led by FrancisdeWinton and consisted of: 1st West India Regiment: 298 troops Sierra Leone...
sovereign of the independent state of Congo. It was an Englishman, Sir FrancisdeWinton, vice-administrator general of the Association Internationale du Congo...
Janssens, Édouard; Cateaux, Albert (1908). Les Belges au Congo: notices biographiques. Antwerp: J. van Hille-De Backer. World Statesmen – Congo (Kinshasa)...
resources, Stanley returned home, to be replaced by Lieutenant Colonel FrancisdeWinton, a former British Army officer. In 1886, Stanley led the Emin Pasha...
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The Winton Motor Carriage Company was a pioneer United States automobile manufacturer based in Cleveland, Ohio. Winton was one of the first American companies...
College of Commissioners established by Joseph-Désiré Mobutu. NEVB Online. De Witte, Ludo (2001). The assassination of Lumumba. London: Verso. p. 50. ISBN 9781859844106...
President Félix Tshisekedi, since 24 January 2019. (Dates in italics indicate de facto continuation of office) Azarias Ruberwa (RCD): Policy, Defense and Security...
Belgium Administrator-General – FrancisdeWinton Congo Free State History of the Democratic Republic of the Congo La region de Luozi. Bulletin officiel 1885–1886...
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her brewing operation in the garden shed behind their home. Captain FrancisdeWinton, a friend of the family, suggested that they market Susannah's "Brown...
Free State. King – Leopold II of Belgium Administrator-General – FrancisdeWinton, then Camille Janssen Congo Free State History of the Democratic Republic...
"Janssen, Camille". Les Belges au Congo. Notices biographiques. Antwerp: Van Hille-De Backer. pp. 21–6. Janssen, Camille at Biographie Coloniale Belge v t e...
listed. International Association of the Congo / Congo Free State Francis Walter deWinton, Administrator-General of the International Association of the...
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