Gerald Portal - wikipedia Gerald Portal Sir Gerald Portal KCMG CB Portrait of Gerald Herbert Portal by Violet Manners, Duchess of Rutland Consul General for British East Africa In office 1889 -- 1892 Commissioner of Uganda In office 1892 -- 30 May 1893 Succeeded by James Macdonald Personal details 13 March 1858 Laverstoke, Hampshire, England 25 January 1894 ( 1894 - 01 - 26 ) ( aged 35 ) London, England Profession Diplomat Sir Gerald Herbert Portal KCMG CB ( 13 March 1858 -- 25 January 1894 ) was a British diplomat who was the Consul General for British East Africa and British Special Commissioner to Uganda, and a main figure in the establishment of the Uganda Protectorate. Contents 1 Diplomatic career 2 Mission to Uganda 3 Cricket 4 Family 5 Honours 6 References Diplomatic career Gerald Portal was the second son of the politician Melville Portal. He was educated at Eton College, joined the diplomatic service as an attaché in 1879, and was posted to Rome where he was promoted to third secretary of legation in 1881. In June 1882 Portal had the good fortune to be temporarily attached to the consulate - general at Cairo, at a critical period in the history of British relations with Egypt. He was present at the bombardment of Alexandria, and for his services on that occasion received a medal with clasp and the Khedive 's Star. He became a favourite with Sir Evelyn Baring ( afterwards Lord Cromer ), the British representative. On 1 April 1885 he was promoted second secretary. For some weeks in the summers of 1886 and 1887 he took charge of the residency during Lord Cromer 's absence, and conducted its affairs with credit. In October 1887 Portal was ordered to attempt a reconciliation between the king of Abyssinia and the Italian government. To succeed in such a mission was almost impossible, but he made every effort, and showed rare judgement and coolness in travelling through a disturbed country. He returned on 31 December, without effecting his purpose, but with a considerably enhanced reputation. He was made CB, and in My Mission to Abyssinia ( 1888 ) he gave an account of the expedition. Returning to his duties at the Cairo agency, Portal was chargé d'affaires in the autumn of 1888. From 30 April to 14 November 1889 he acted as Consul - General at Zanzibar, and in 1891 he was appointed there as Consul - General for British East Africa. Mission to Uganda In 1892 Portal was appointed British Special Commissioner to East Africa. He was directed to visit Uganda and to report tO the British Government on the desirability of setting up a British Protectorate to replace the Imperial British East Africa Company. The British East Africa Company, which was the administrator of British East Africa ( including the territory of Uganda ), was becoming increasingly ineffective in its venture as a commercial company with colonial administrative rights -- amidst conflicts between rival factions, including the Kabaka ( King ) of Buganda, French Catholic, and British Protestant missionaries. Portal established a settlement between the French and British Missionaries in Uganda, and on 1 April 1893, Portal hauled down the flag of the British East Africa Company at Mengo ( the Kabaka 's residence ) and hoisted the Union Jack. On 29 May 1893, he signed a treaty with Mwanga II, the Kabaka. Portal returned to Britain and recommended the declaration of Uganda as a protectorate. He died from typhoid fever in London on 25 January 1894, at the age of 36. On 18 June 1894, Uganda was declared a British Protectorate. In this case, it is therefore important to note that General Portal never declared Uganda as a British protectorate. The declaration was made by Lord Rosebery five months after Portal 's death. The town of Fort Portal in western Uganda, where Portal had his base, is named after him. Cricket Portal was a sound middle order batsman and a fast left arm bowler who played for the I Zingari club. He played in one first class game, scoring 6 and taking 4 wickets for 55 runs. Family In 1890 Gerald Portal married Lady Alice Bertie, daughter of the Earl of Abingdon. They had no children. Honours Companion of the Order of the Bath ( CB ) -- 1888 Knight Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George ( KCMG ) -- 1892 References This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain : `` Portal, Gerald Herbert ''. Dictionary of National Biography. London : Smith, Elder & Co. 1885 -- 1900. Death Of Sir Gerald Portal, The Times, London, 26 January 1894, page 3 Sir Gerald Herbert Portal -- thepeerage.com ^ Jump up to : `` The Obituary Record '' ( PDF ). New York Times. 1894 - 01 - 26. Retrieved 2009 - 03 - 15. Jump up ^ `` No. 24999 ''. The London Gazette. 26 July 1881. p. 3670. Jump up ^ `` No. 25462 ''. The London Gazette. 17 April 1885. p. 1739. ^ Jump up to : Dictionary of National Biography Jump up ^ `` No. 26166 ''. The London Gazette. 29 May 1891. p. 2859. Jump up ^ `` No. 26262 ''. The London Gazette. 26 February 1892. p. 1107. Jump up ^ Apter, David Ernest ( 1997 ). The political kingdom in Uganda : a study of bureaucratic nationalism. Jump up ^ Portal, Gerald H. ( 1894 ). The British mission to Uganda in 1893. Retrieved 2006 - 02 - 17. Jump up ^ Hertslet, Edward ( 1896 ). The map of Africa by treaty. Jump up ^ `` Gerald Portal ''. Cricinfo. Retrieved 21 September 2015. Jump up ^ `` No. 25783 ''. The London Gazette. 3 February 1888. p. 750. Jump up ^ `` No. 26314 ''. The London Gazette. 5 August 1892. p. 4425. VIAF : 89737582 ISNI : 0000 0000 6239 5053 GND : 1053183607 BNF : cb10574361g ( data ) IATH : w6ng63zm Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gerald_Portal&oldid=808021184 '' Categories : 1858 births 1894 deaths People educated at Eton College Companions of the Order of the Bath Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George British diplomats 19th century in Uganda Deaths from typhoid fever I Zingari cricketers Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from November 2012 Articles incorporating DNB text with Wikisource reference Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with SNAC - ID identifiers Talk Contents About Wikipedia Deutsch Plattdüütsch Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 31 October 2017, at 11 : 58. 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Question: who declared uganda a british protectorate in 1894
Answer: Sir Gerald Herbert Portal