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William Mackinnon
William Mackinnon was a Scottish shipping magnate, founder of the British India Steam Navigation Company. He founded the Imperial British East Africa Company, which received a royal charter in 1888 to administer the British sphere in East Africa, and backed the expedition to relieve Emin Pasha.
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