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Robert Codrington

1869–1908 · 19th century

Robert Codrington was a British colonial administrator who served as administrator of North-Eastern Rhodesia for the British South Africa Company from 1898 to 1907, governing from Fort Jameson (now Chipata). He set up the territory's administration, introduced the hut tax and later briefly administered North-Western Rhodesia.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Robert Codrington. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/robert-codrington
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