Theophilus Shepstone Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Theophilus Shepstone, based on 3 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

3 records1877–18772 events1 places

Chronological biography

1877

Annexation of Transvaal12 April 1877

Warfare / Boer War, 1st · Sir · High Commissioner for Southern Africa · Pretoria

Annexes the Transvaal for Britain, creating Boer resentment.

Annexation of Transvaal12 April 1877

Warfare / Boer War, 1st · Sir · Special Commissioner · Pretoria

Proclaims British annexation of the South African Republic.

British Rule Proclaimed12 April 1877

Warfare / Boer War, 1st · Sir · Special Commissioner · Pretoria

The action fuels Boer resistance that later develops into war.

Titles and roles

Sir · High Commissioner for Southern Africa · Sir · Special Commissioner

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.