Sir Herbert Cecil Sloley, KCMG (4 February 1855 – 22 September 1937) was a British colonial policeman and administrator. He was Resident Commissioner for Basutoland from circa 1900 to 1916.

Early life

Sloley was born in Calcutta, to Robert Hugh Sloley and Marian Farrell.[1] He was educated at Greenwich Propriety School.[1] After school, he had a brief career in banking at the London and Westminster Bank in 1873.[2][3]

Career

Sloley arrived in South Africa in 1877, joining the Cape Mounted Riflemen.[4] During the Basuto Gun War, between 1880 and 1881, he was appointed as a Captain commanding a native contingent.[1] In 1883, he transferred to the Cape police as a Sub-Inspector which he held until 1884 and then the same role with Basutoland Mounted Police until 1886.[4][1] He held a position with the latter as inspector from 1886 until 1889.[1] Sloley was appointed assistant commissioner to Basutoland in 1889.[4] By 1898 he was its Government Secretary and the Resident Commissioner in 1901 which he held until 1916.[4] In 1908, he established a National Council of Basutos.[5]

Marriage

Sloley married Charlotte Dick in 1886 in the Cape Colony.[1]

Death

Retiring in 1916, he died in Cape Town in 1937.[2]

Honours

Sloley was made a Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George in 1905.[3] In 1911 he was appointed Knight Commander to the latter order.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Walford, Edward (1919). The county families of the United Kingdom; or, Royal manual of the titled and untitled aristocracy of England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland. Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center. London: R. Hardwicke. p. 1228.
  2. 1 2 Nature. Vol. 140. July–December 1937. p. 674.
  3. 1 2 3 Who's who 1932. Internet Archive. London: A. & C. Black Ltd. 1932. p. 2975.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  4. 1 2 3 4 Standard encyclopaedia of Southern Africa / 10 Sle - Tun. Internet Archive. Cape Town: Nasou. 1974. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-625-00326-6.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  5. ↑ Ellenberger, Victor (1938). Century of mission work in Basutoland (1833-1933. George A. Smathers Libraries University of Florida. Morija,: Sesuto book depot.
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