Cecil Rhodes Cecil Rhodes Cecil John Rhodes PC (5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902) was a British businessman, mining magnate and politician in southern Africa who served as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1890 to 1896. An ardent believer in British imperialism, Rhodes and his British South Africa Company founded the southern African territory of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe and Zambia), which the company named after him in 1895. South Africa's Rhodes University is also named after him. Rhodes set up the provisions of the Rhodes Scholarship, which is funded by his estate, and put much effort towards his vision
John Blaxland (politician) John Blaxland (politician) John Blaxland (1799 – 26 January 1884) was an English-born Australian businessman and politician. He was born in Kent, England, to Gregory Blaxland and came to New South Wales in 1805-6 with his family at the age of five. In New South Wales, he became a merchant and businessman. and an explorer who would take a leading role in the first successful crossing of the Blue Mountains. On 23 December 1845, he married Ellen Falkner, with whom he had nine children. He was appointed to the New South Wales Legislative Council in 1863, and served there until