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Sidney Shippard

1837–1902 · 19th century

Sir Sidney Shippard was a British colonial official and judge in southern Africa. He was administrator of British Bechuanaland from 1885 to 1895 and deputy commissioner for the Bechuanaland Protectorate, and he supported the extension of British influence, and of Cecil Rhodes's interests, northwards towards Matabeleland.

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The Epoch Institute. (2026). Sidney Shippard. In The Epoch Institute Encyclopedia. https://the-epoch-institute.org/encyclopedia/sidney-shippard
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