Rhodes, Cecil. Statesman. Born in Hertfordshire in 1853, son of a vicar. Went to South Africa. Became director of the diamond mines at Kimberley, and amassed a large fortune. Entered the Cape Parliament, and became prime minister in 1890. He was active and successful in extending the British territories in South Africa, aiming at destroying the race prejudices that prevail in it, and at establishing among the different colonies a federated union. Founded the Rhodes scholarships at Oxford University. Died 1902.

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