William Rice Mulliner
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William Rice Mulliner was a British
officer who was the acting governor of the Lagos Colony
in 1863.
On 1 September 1854 Mulliner purchased a commission as Ensign with the 3rd West India regiment.
Captain Mulliner was appointed Acting Governor of Lagos colony in 1863 while the governor Henry Stanhope Freeman
was absent due to illness.
He visited Abeokuta
in May 1863, travelling by gunboat to the mouth of the Aghoe creek, and then by canoe, accompanied by Commodore Wilmot of the British navy.
He met the Bashorun of Abeokuta
, who told him that the recent robberies of traders' property were due to the war with Ibadan
. It was the custom to suppress trading so as to force the men to war, and the plunder would cease when the war was over. In the meantime, traders should not travel to Abeokuta since their safety could not be guaranteed.
Mulliner died on 25 July 1863 while on board the African mail steamer Ethiope near Bathurst, aged 29.
He was replaced as Acting Governor by John Hawley Glover
.
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officer who was the acting governor of the 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....
in 1863.
On 1 September 1854 Mulliner purchased a commission as Ensign with the 3rd West India regiment.
Captain Mulliner was appointed Acting Governor of Lagos colony in 1863 while the governor Henry Stanhope Freeman
Henry Stanhope Freeman
Henry Stanhope Freeman was the first Governor of the Lagos Colony, serving from 22 January 1862 to April 1865.-Background:Freeman was British Vice-Consul at Ghadames in Libya, and while there put together notes on one of the Tuareg languages.Freeman was elected a member of the Royal Asiatic...
was absent due to illness.
He visited Abeokuta
Abeokuta
Abeokuta is the largest city and capital of Ogun State in southwest Nigeria and is situated at , on the Ogun River; 64 miles north of Lagos by railway, or 81 miles by water. As of 2005, Abeokuta and the surrounding area had a population of 593,140....
in May 1863, travelling by gunboat to the mouth of the Aghoe creek, and then by canoe, accompanied by Commodore Wilmot of the British navy.
He met the Bashorun of Abeokuta
Abeokuta
Abeokuta is the largest city and capital of Ogun State in southwest Nigeria and is situated at , on the Ogun River; 64 miles north of Lagos by railway, or 81 miles by water. As of 2005, Abeokuta and the surrounding area had a population of 593,140....
, who told him that the recent robberies of traders' property were due to the war with Ibadan
Ibadan
Ibadan is the capital city of Oyo State and the third largest metropolitan area in Nigeria, after Lagos and Kano, with a population of 1,338,659 according to the 2006 census. Ibadan is also the largest metropolitan geographical area...
. It was the custom to suppress trading so as to force the men to war, and the plunder would cease when the war was over. In the meantime, traders should not travel to Abeokuta since their safety could not be guaranteed.
Mulliner died on 25 July 1863 while on board the African mail steamer Ethiope near Bathurst, aged 29.
He was replaced as Acting Governor by John Hawley Glover
John Hawley Glover
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....
.