Sir Rt Hon. Earl Viscount Lord Evelyn Baring CB OM KCB GCB PC GCMG CIE KCSI
(1841-1917)
colonial administrator, Companion of the Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire (from 1880), Knight Commander of the Most Exalted Order of the Star of India (from 1883), Order of the Bath recipient (from 1885), Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath (from 1887), Knight Grand Cross Order of St Michael and St George (from 1888), 1st Baron Cromer (from 1892), Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath (from 1895), 1st Viscount Cromer (from 1899), Privy Counsellor (from 1900), 1st Earl of Cromer (from 1901), 1st Viscount Errington (from 1901), and Order of Merit recipient (from 1906)
Died aged c. 76
Wikidata WikipediaEvelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, GCB, OM, GCMG, KCSI, CIE, PC, FRS (/ˈkroʊmər/; 26 February 1841 – 29 January 1917) was a British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator. He served as the British controller-general in Egypt during 1879, part of the international control which oversaw Egyptian finances after the Egyptian bankruptcy of 1876. He later became the agent and consul-general in Egypt from 1883 to 1907 during the British occupation, prompted by the Urabi revolt. This position gave Baring de facto control over Egyptian finances and governance. Baring's programmes led to limited economic development in Egypt in certain areas, but deepened its dependence on cash crops, as well as regressing some of its social developments (such as the state school system).
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Evelyn Baring 1st Earl of Cromer 1841-1917 colonial administrator lived and died here
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