Sir Eldon Gorst

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Sir Eldon Gorst was a British colonial administrator best known for serving as Consul-General and de facto ruler of Egypt in the early 20th century, succeeding Lord Cromer.

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Sir Eldon Gorst canonical 1
Sir John Eldon Gorst 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British colonial administrator
diplomat
human
appointedBy Herbert Henry Asquith
Liberal government of the United Kingdom
awardReceived GCMG
birthDate 1861-08-24
burialPlace England
causeOfDeath illness
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
deathDate 1911-01-12
educatedAt Eton College
Trinity College, Cambridge
employer British government
linked to: UK government

Foreign Office
endTime 1911
era early 20th century
familyName Gorst
father Sir John Eldon Gorst
linked to: Sir Eldon Gorst
fieldOfWork colonial administration
diplomacy
givenName Eldon
hasTitle Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
honorificPrefix Sir
languageSpoken English
memberOf British diplomatic service
name Eldon Gorst
notableFor administration of the British occupation of Egypt
attempts to conciliate Egyptian nationalist opinion
reforming British policy in Egypt
officePredecessor Lord Cromer
officeSuccessor Lord Kitchener
placeOfBirth London
linked to: London, England
placeOfDeath London
linked to: London, England
politicalContext British occupation of Egypt
Egyptian nationalist movement
positionHeld Agent and Consul-General in Egypt
Consul-General in Egypt
de facto ruler of Egypt
replaced Lord Cromer as British Consul-General in Egypt
replacedBy Lord Kitchener as British Consul-General in Egypt
residence Cairo
London
linked to: London, England
startTime 1907
workedIn Egypt

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High Commissioner for Egypt officeHolder Sir Eldon Gorst
Sir Eldon Gorst father Sir John Eldon Gorst
linked to: Sir Eldon Gorst