Henry Douglas Warden
Henry Douglas Warden (2 February 1800 – 2 December 1856) was the British Resident of the Orange River Sovereignty from 1848-1852, bought the farm Bloemfontein from Johannes Nicolaas Brits Bloemfontein.
He went to the Cape in 1819 and was sent to Natal in 1842, where he participated in the siege of Congela. Four years later he was appointed magistrate of the Transoranje and bought the farm Bloemfontein where he and his family settled. The town later became the City of Bloemfontein.[1]
References
- Schoeman, Karel (1992). The British presence in the Transorange 1845-1854. Cape Town: Human & Rousseau. ISBN 0-7981-2965-4.
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| Preceded by William Sutton |
British Resident of the Orange River Sovereignty 1848–1852 |
Succeeded by Henry Green |
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