colonial administrators

• Colonial administrator: an individual who controls colonial policy and governs colony on behalf of Britain Sent by Britain
• Men on the spot: individuals (usually businessmen or traders) that represented Britain and made decisions in the colony Not always legitimate
• Evelyn Baring
• Motive: Moral reformer ( Islam inferior to western world)
• Goal: Egyptian independence but Egypt needed to be taught to be self-governed
• Granville doctrine: Egyptian ministers should be dismissed and replaced by British officials and as a result Egypt becomes a veiled protectorate
• Egyptian army "untrustworthy and disloyal"
• Models it on Indian army
• Earlier rebellions and army disbanded
• Growth in nationalism and growing anti-empire
• Baring handled budget
• Promoted irrigation causing economic prosperity
• Nicknamed "over-baring"
• Alfred Milner
• Dedicated imperialist and appointed by Neville Chamberlain
• British High Commissioner for southern Africa
• Involved in Bloemfontein Conference
• Treaty of Vereeniging
• Lord Curzon
• High social background
• Restoration of Taj Mahal
• 1905 partition of Bengal split on religion
• West: Hindu East: Muslim