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George Taubman Goldie

1846–1925 · 19th century · Also known as George Goldie

George Taubman Goldie was a Manx-born British administrator who merged rival trading firms on the Niger into the United African Company in 1879. He bought out French competitors and secured a royal charter in 1886 for the Royal Niger Company, which ruled the lower Niger until 1900. His treaties laid the basis for British Nigeria.

George Taubman Goldie
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Royal Niger Company territories

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