John Hawley Glover
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Sir John Hawley Glover captain in the British
Royal Navy
, entered the service in 1841 and passed his examination as lieutenant in 1849, but did not receive a commission till May 1851.
He served on various stations, and was wounded severely in an action with the Burmese at Donabew (4 February 1853). But his reputation was not gained at sea and as a naval officer, but on shore and as an administrative official in the colonies. During his years of service as lieutenant in the navy he had had considerable experience of the coast of Africa, and had taken part in the expedition of Dr WB Baikie
up the Niger
. On 21 April 1863 he was appointed administrator of the government of Lagos Colony
, and in that capacity, or as colonial secretary, he remained there till 1872.
During this period he had been much employed in repelling the marauding incursions of the Ashantis. When the Ashanti war broke out in 1873, Captain Glover undertook the hazardous and doubtful task of organizing the native people, whom hatred of the Ashantis might be expected to make favourable to the British authorities--to the extent at least to which their fears would allow them to act. His services were accepted, and in September 1873 he landed at Cape Coast
, and, after forming a small trustworthy force of Hausa
, marched to Accra. His influence sufficed to gather a numerous native force, but neither he nor anybody else could overcome their abject terror of the ferocious Ashantis to the extent of making them fight.
In January 1874 Captain Glover was able to render some assistance in the taking of Kumasi, but it was at the head of a Hausa force. His services were acknowledged by the thanks of parliament and by his creation as GCMG. In 1875 he was appointed governor of Newfoundland and held the post till 1881, when he was transferred to the Leeward Islands
. He returned to Newfoundland in 1883, and died in London
on 30 September 1885. Lady Glover's Life of her husband appeared in 1897.
United Kingdom
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Royal Navy
Royal Navy
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, entered the service in 1841 and passed his examination as lieutenant in 1849, but did not receive a commission till May 1851.
He served on various stations, and was wounded severely in an action with the Burmese at Donabew (4 February 1853). But his reputation was not gained at sea and as a naval officer, but on shore and as an administrative official in the colonies. During his years of service as lieutenant in the navy he had had considerable experience of the coast of Africa, and had taken part in the expedition of Dr WB Baikie
William Balfour Baikie
William Balfour Baikie was a Scottish explorer, naturalist and philologist.-Biography:Baikie was born at Kirkwall, Orkney, eldest son of Captain John Baikie, R.N. He studied medicine at Edinburgh, and, on obtaining his M.D. degree, joined the Royal Navy in 1848...
up the Niger
Niger River
The Niger River is the principal river of western Africa, extending about . Its drainage basin is in area. Its source is in the Guinea Highlands in southeastern Guinea...
. On 21 April 1863 he was appointed administrator of the government of Lagos Colony
Lagos Colony
Lagos Colony was a British colonial possession centered on the port of Lagos in what is now southern Nigeria. Lagos was annexed on 6 August 1861 and declared a colony on 5 March 1862....
, and in that capacity, or as colonial secretary, he remained there till 1872.
During this period he had been much employed in repelling the marauding incursions of the Ashantis. When the Ashanti war broke out in 1873, Captain Glover undertook the hazardous and doubtful task of organizing the native people, whom hatred of the Ashantis might be expected to make favourable to the British authorities--to the extent at least to which their fears would allow them to act. His services were accepted, and in September 1873 he landed at Cape Coast
Cape Coast
Cape Coast, or Cabo Corso, is the capital of the Central Region of Ghana and is also the capital city of the Fante people, or Mfantsefo. It is situated 165 km west of Accra on the Gulf of Guinea. It has a population of 82,291 . From the 16th century the city has changed hands between the...
, and, after forming a small trustworthy force of Hausa
Hausa people
The Hausa are one of the largest ethnic groups in West Africa. They are a Sahelian people chiefly located in northern Nigeria and southeastern Niger, but having significant numbers living in regions of Cameroon, Ghana, Cote d'Ivoire, Chad and Sudan...
, marched to Accra. His influence sufficed to gather a numerous native force, but neither he nor anybody else could overcome their abject terror of the ferocious Ashantis to the extent of making them fight.
In January 1874 Captain Glover was able to render some assistance in the taking of Kumasi, but it was at the head of a Hausa force. His services were acknowledged by the thanks of parliament and by his creation as GCMG. In 1875 he was appointed governor of Newfoundland and held the post till 1881, when he was transferred to the Leeward Islands
Leeward Islands
The Leeward Islands are a group of islands in the West Indies. They are the northern islands of the Lesser Antilles chain. As a group they start east of Puerto Rico and reach southward to Dominica. They are situated where the northeastern Caribbean Sea meets the western Atlantic Ocean...
. He returned to Newfoundland in 1883, and died in London
London
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on 30 September 1885. Lady Glover's Life of her husband appeared in 1897.
See also
- Governors of Newfoundland
- List of people of Newfoundland and Labrador