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John Hawley Glover

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772: 19: 782: 280: 85:, and in that capacity, or as colonial secretary, he remained there until 1872. His style of governing Lagos was controversial to officials in the British Colonial office who complained about his "disregard for all rules and orders". To Lagosians, however, Glover was popular and was affectionally called 134:
or 'Glover's Forty Thieves'. Glover went to great lengths to develop bonds of personal loyalty with the Armed Hausas. He personally trained, commanded, and chose his successors, ensuring their loyalty. In return for their loyalty, Glover rewarded his troops with land and dwellings. He raised their
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broke out in 1873, Captain Glover undertook the task of organizing the native people, whose hatred of the Ashantis might be expected to make them favourable to the British authorities—to the extent at least to which their fears would allow them to act. His services were accepted, and in September
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because of his adoption of patterns rooted in local culture. He presided over many Lagosians disputes, bypassing newly instituted colonial courts. He shrewdly cultivated relationships with Lagosians such as
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of her husband appeared in 1897. Lagosians raised money in 1885 to build a public hall in his memory - Glover Memorial Hall, situated on land donated by
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He entered the service in 1841 and passed his examination as lieutenant in 1849, but did not receive a commission until May 1851.
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pay and provided them with smart uniforms that broadcast their status of free men and agents of the British colonial government.
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and encouraged them along the path of legitimate commerce. Curiously, these were political foes of the now weakened
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He served on various stations, and was wounded severely in an action with the Burmese at
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In January 1874, Captain Glover was able to render some assistance in the taking of
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Glover formed the nucleus of present-day Nigeria's Army and Police with 10
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On 21 April 1863, he was appointed administrator of the government of
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Policing the Empire: Government, Authority, and Control, 1830-1940
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This article incorporates text from a publication now in the
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After this period Glover was employed to repel incursions of the
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Newfoundland Book Publishers, St. John's. xiii + 1104 pp.
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Encyclopedia of Newfoundland and Labrador. Volume 2: Fac–Hoy.
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and held the post until 1881, when he was transferred to the
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Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George
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Establishing the forerunner of the Nigerian Army and Police
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Slavery and the Birth of an African City: Lagos, 1760-1900
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Slavery and the Birth of an African City: Lagos, 1760-1900
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British military personnel of the Third Anglo-Ashanti War
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runaway slaves on 1 June 1863. The group was known as
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who ceded Lagos to Britain in August 1861 under the
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GCMG
Royal Navy
Lagos Colony
Newfoundland
British Leeward Islands
Donabew
Dr WB Baikie
Niger
Lagos Colony
Oshodi Tapa
Kosoko
Taiwo Olowo
Trans Atlantic Slave Trade
Oba of Lagos
Dosunmu
Lagos Treaty of Cession
Hausa
Glover's Hausas
Ashantis
Third Anglo-Ashanti War
Cape Coast
Gold Coast
Hausa
Kumasi
Order of St Michael and St George
1874 Birthday Honours
Newfoundland
Leeward Islands
London

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