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Editorial Reviews - Viceroys in South Africa From the Publisher Chapters: Governors-General of South Africa, Governors of Cape Colony, Prince Arthur of Connaught, Alexander Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone, Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner, George Grey, George Macartney, 1st Earl Macartney, Hercules Robinson, 1st Baron Rosmead, Sydney Buxton, 1st Earl Buxton, Henry Bartle Frere, Sir Harry Smith, 1st Baronet, Herbert Gladstone, 1st Viscount Gladstone, Henry Barkly, Sir David Baird, 1st Baronet, Henry Loch, 1st Baron Loch, William Francis Butler, Charles Robberts Swart, Benjamin D'urban, Peregrine Maitland, Henry Pottinger, Lowry Cole, George Villiers, 6th Earl of Clarendon, George Strahan, Sir George Yonge, 5th Baronet, Henry Hugh Clifford, Francis Dundas, Robert Wynyard, Patrick Duncan, George Cathcart, Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet, Philip Edmond Wodehouse, Ernest George Jansen, Henry Torrens, George Thomas Napier, Lucas Cornelius Steyn, Gideon Brand Van Zyl. Excerpt: Children Mary of Teck Adolphus, Marquess of Cambridge Prince Francis of Teck Alexander, Earl of Athlone Major-General Alexander Augustus Frederick William Alfred George Cambridge, 1st Earl of Athlone (born Prince Alexander of Teck; 14 April 1874 16 January 1957), was a close relative of the shared British and Canadian royal family, as well as a British military commander and major-general who served as Governor-General of the Union of South Africa, the country's fourth, and as Governor General of Canada, the 16th since that country's confederation. Prince Alexander was born in London, United Kingdom, to the Duke and Duchess of Teck, and was educated at Eton College before moving on to Sandhurst for training as an officer. He rose in rank through his service in African campaigns and the First World War, receiving numerous honours and decorations, including... More: http://booksllc.net/?id=285604 Synopsis Chapters: Governors-General of South Africa, Governors of Cape Colony, Prince
