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Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, GCB, OM, GCMG, KCSI, CIE, PC, FRS (/ ˈ k r oʊ m ər /; 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 ...
Evelyn Baring, 1st earl of Cromer (born Feb. 26, 1841, Cromer Hall, Norfolk, Eng.—died Jan. 29, 1917, London) was a British administrator and diplomat whose 24-year rule in Egypt as British agent and consul general (1883–1907) profoundly influenced Egypt’s development as a modern state.
Evelyn Baring, 1st earl of Cromer, (born Feb. 26, 1841, Cromer Hall, Norfolk, Eng.—died Jan. 29, 1917, London), British administrator in Egypt. After serving as an army officer (1858–72), he became private secretary to his cousin Lord Northbrook, viceroy of India.
Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer, GCB, OM, GCMG, KCSI, CIE, PC, FRS (February 26, 1841, – January 29, 1917, was a British statesman, diplomat and colonial administrator. A loyal son of Empire, Lord Cromer served in India and Egypt and became one of the most well known colonial officials of his time. He was an able and benevolent ...
Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer (1841–1917), was a British statesman and colonial administrator. After a successful career in the War Office he was appointed the Controller General of Egypt in 1879.
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May 18, 2018 · Baring, Evelyn, 1st earl of Cromer (1841–1917). Proconsul. Baring's father was an MP and younger brother of the great banker Lord Ashburton, his mother the daughter of an admiral, and the family seat at Cromer Hall (Norfolk).
More than 20 years later, now ennobled as the Earl of Cromer, Baring and the troops were still there. What caused him to change his mind? The initial explanation Cromer gave was based on the threat of invasion posed by the Mahdi, a messianic figure whose popular religious revolt threatened to sweep the Egyptian garrisons out of Sudan and spark ...
Evelyn Baring, 1st Earl of Cromer. (1841-1917), Consul-General in Egypt. Sitter in 35 portraits Sir Evelyn Baring was an administrator and diplomat whose twenty-four year rule in Egypt as British agent and Consul General (1883-1907) profoundly influenced Egypt's development as a modern state.
Evelyn Baring was born on 26 February 1841 at Cromer Hall, Norfolk He was educated at the Ordnance School, Carshalton; Woolwich, 1855-1858. In 1858 Baring entered the Royal Artillery, and was commissioned in 1870.
Evelyn Baring was also known as Lord Cromer. He was the British High Commissioner who served in Egypt from 1883-1907. He was in charge of extending British influence in the Middle Eastern area and making the British position in the Suez Canal zone stronger.
