33-1087: James Chapman may refer to: J. A. Chapman (1821–1885), three-term mayor of Portland, Oregon James Chapman (explorer) (1831–1872), South African explorer, hunter, trader and photographer James Chapman (Australian politician) (1855–1925), Tasmanian politician James Chapman (bishop) (died 1879), Anglican Bishop of Colombo James A. Chapman (1881–1966), Oklahoma oil magnate and philanthropist James Chapman (footballer) (1932–1993), Australian rules footballer for Fitzroy Ben Chapman (politician) (James Keith Chapman, born 1940), British Labour Party Member of Parliament 1997–2010 James Chapman (author) (born 1955), American novelist James Chapman (media historian) (born 1968), British media historian James Chapman (rower) (born 1979), Australian rower James Chapman (cricketer) (born 1986), English cricketer James Chapman, English musician, known professionally as Maps See also [ edit ] Jim Chapman (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Topics referred to by
66-651: A force of 4,000 Imperial troops north from Cape Town . After making treaties with several African chiefs, Colonel Warren announced the establishment of the protectorate in March 1885. In September that year the Tswana country south of the Molopo River was proclaimed the Crown colony of British Bechuanaland . Mackenzie accompanied Warren, and Austral Africa contains a detailed account of the expedition. Bechuanaland meant
99-757: A number of people were killed. Seretse and Ruth were allowed to return to the Protectorate and Seretse and Tshekedi were able to patch things up a bit between themselves. By now though, Seretse saw his destiny not as chief of the Bamangwato tribe, but rather as leader of the Botswana Democratic Party and as President of the soon-to-be independent nation of Botswana in 1966. He would remain Botswana's president until his death from pancreatic cancer in 1980. The story of Seretse and Ruth forms
132-667: A sea captain apparently settled in Nova Scotia ). James and Catherine had four children. One of their sons, William James Bushnell Chapman (1858–1932) became a trader, hunter and farmer. He came to Namibia as a child in 1864, spent ten years in Cape Town and returned on 16 June 1874 to Walvis Bay as assistant at Harrison's store. He traded and hunted in Ovamboland in 1875, then went to Angola in 1881 and farmed at Humpata . He finally resettled in 1928 with other Angola Boers in
165-467: A trader and hunter to Hereroland and Ovamboland between 1870 and 1871. He died at Du Toit's Pan near Kimberley, on 4 February 1872, aged 40 years. In 1857 he married Catherine Cecelia Roome, daughter of Capt. William Roome, (master of the vessel "Olivia" on which Thomas Baines arrived at Cape Town on 23 November 1842) and Catherine Cecelia Bushnell (who was born in Virginia USA – her father, also
198-666: Is demarcated thus: British officials did not arrive in the Ngamiland region until 1894. The Tati Concessions Land Act of 21 January 1911 transferred the new eastern territory to the protectorate: From the place where the Shashe River rises to its junction with the Tati and Ramokgwebana Rivers , thence along the Ramokgwebana River to where it rises and thence along the watershed of those rivers, This territory
231-519: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages James Chapman (explorer) James Chapman (27 December 1831, Cape Town – 4 February 1872, Kimberley ), was an explorer, hunter, trader and photographer from the Cape Colony . A son of James Chapman and Elizabeth Greeff of Malmesbury and brother to Henry Samuel Chapman, he was educated in Cape Town and left for Durban when 14 years old. He
264-802: The Bantu languages . Chapman kept diaries throughout his journeys, but his Travels in the Interior of South Africa appeared only in 1868, shortly before his death. Chapman travelled at times with Francis Galton and C.J. Andersson . He attempted to farm at Anawood on the banks of the Swakop river in 1863 and 1864, but was forced to abandon his holding due to the Nama-Ovaherero War, in which he refused to become involved. From 1864 until 1870 he lived at various places in South Africa, but returned as
297-611: The Bushman hunters of the semi-desert interior and spent long periods in their company, obtaining valuable help from them. Returning to Ngami, he travelled north to the Okavango River , crossing Damaraland and reaching Walvis Bay . Here he busied himself with cattle-trading in Damaraland, before setting out on an expedition with his brother Henry and Thomas Baines and lasting from December 1860 to September 1864. Their aim
330-704: The Gobabis district of Namibia, where he died in October 1932. Another son, Charles Henry Chapman, was born in Cape Town and boarded the Titanic at Southampton as a second class passenger (ticket number 248731, £13 10s). He carried with him the family bible belonging to his grandparents' family in Virginia and/or Nova Scotia; Chapman himself lived in The Bronx, NY. He died at age 52 of hypothermia and drowning after
363-581: The Zambesi River which he explored to within 70 miles (110 km) of the Victoria Falls , almost beating David Livingstone to their discovery. By 1854 he had teamed up with Samuel H. Edwards, another explorer, and launched an expedition to Lake Ngami after which he trekked through the territory between Northern Bechuanaland and the Zambesi. An easygoing man, he was able to get on with
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#1732783090753396-569: The "country of the Tswana " (from an archaic form of Batswana plus -land ) and for administrative purposes was divided into two political entities. The northern part was administered as the Bechuanaland Protectorate and the southern part was administered as the crown colony of British Bechuanaland . British Bechuanaland was incorporated into the Cape Colony in 1895 and now forms part of South Africa. The northern part,
429-692: The Bechuanaland Protectorate, had an area of 225,000 square miles (580,000 km ), and a population of 120,776. It comprised an area occupied by the three main Tswana peoples: the Bamangwato , the Bakwena and the Bangwaketse , together with a number of minor tribes like the Bamalete and the Bakhatla. Also living in the Protectorate were the descendants of the original inhabitants of the area, such as Bushmen and Makalaka , who had been dispossessed by
462-568: The British colonial authorities over the administration of justice in Ngwato country, and for his efforts to deal with a major split in the tribe after Seretse married a white woman, Ruth Williams , while studying law in Britain. Tshekedi opposed the marriage on the grounds that under Tswana custom a chief could not marry simply as he pleased. He was a servant of the people; the chieftaincy itself
495-709: The British to include Ngamiland , which was then dominated by the Tawana state, on 30 June 1890. This claim was formally recognised by Germany the following day by Article III of the Heligoland-Zanzibar Treaty , which confirmed the western boundary of the British protectorate of Bechuanaland and the German protectorate of South-West Africa and also created the Caprivi strip inherited by modern Namibia : In Southwest Africa, Germany's sphere of influence
528-451: The Tswana peoples in the course of their migration south. The British government originally expected to turn over the administration of the protectorate to Rhodesia or South Africa, but Tswana opposition left the protectorate under British rule until its independence in 1966. The Bechuanaland Protectorate was technically a protectorate rather than a colony. Originally the local Tswana rulers were left in power, and British administration
561-618: The Zambesi ruined his health and exhausted his finances. He returned to Cape Town in 1864, dispirited and fever-stricken. The expedition was notable since it was the first time that a stereoscopic camera had been used to record its progress. The size of the negatives was about 6 x 4.5 inches and of rather poor quality. Prints of these photographs are at the Africana Museum in Johannesburg . Sir George Grey commissioned him to capture live animals and to compile glossaries of
594-422: The basis of the 2016 film A United Kingdom . The Bechuanaland Protectorate was one of the " High Commission Territories ", the others being Basutoland (now Lesotho ) and Swaziland (now Eswatini ). The High Commissioner had some of the functions of a governor, but the major tribes were self-governing, and the protectorate was not a British possession, so was not available for white settlement. The office
627-407: The capital of the territory being located outside of the territory. The area of Mafeking (from 1980 with the incorporation into Bophuthatswana Mafikeng, since 2010 Mahikeng ), was called 'The Imperial Reserve'. In 1885, when the protectorate was declared, Bechuanaland was bounded to the north by the latitude of 22° south . The northern boundary of the protectorate was formally extended northward by
660-523: The establishment of what became the Bechuanaland Protectorate, to be ruled directly from Britain. Austral Africa: Losing It or Ruling It (1887) is Mackenzie's account of events leading to the establishment of the protectorate. Influenced by Mackenzie, in January 1885 the British government decided to send a military expedition to South Africa to assert British sovereignty over the contested territory. Lieutenant Colonel Sir Charles Warren (1840–1927) led
693-407: The same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=James_Chapman&oldid=1185840137 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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#1732783090753726-785: The sinking in the early hours of 15 April 1912; his body was later recovered by the Mackay-Bennett . Henry Samuel Chapman (1834–1922), brother of James Chapman, arrived at Walvis Bay by sea in February 1860 and travelled extensively as a hunter and trader between Walvis Bay, Ovamboland, Hereroland, Lake Ngami and the Cape until 1863. He later lived at Oudtshoorn, Kimberley and Johannesburg, and died in August 1922 at Braamfontein in South Africa. Bechuanaland The Bechuanaland Protectorate ( / ˌ b ɛ tʃ u ˈ ɑː n ə l æ n d / )
759-446: The tribe until Seretse was old enough to assume the chieftainship. The transfer of responsibility from Tshekedi to Seretse was planned to occur after Seretse had returned from his law studies overseas in Britain. Tshekedi's regency as acting chief of the Bamangwato is best remembered for his expansion of the mephato (regiments) to build primary schools, grain silos, and water reticulation systems, for his frequent confrontations with
792-498: Was King Khama III , who had strong support from the British government, and was especially popular among evangelicals in Britain. He collaborated closely with the British military, and kept his vast, but underpopulated lands independent from intruders from South Africa. Khama's eldest son, Sekgoma II , became chief of the Bamangwato upon Khama's death in 1923. Sekgoma II's eldest son was named Seretse . Throughout his life Khama
825-681: Was a protectorate established on 31 March 1885 in Southern Africa by the United Kingdom . It became the Republic of Botswana on 30 September 1966. Scottish missionary John Mackenzie (1835–1899), sponsored by the London Missionary Society (LMS), lived at Shoshong from 1862 to 1876. He warned that African peoples were threatened by Boers encroaching on their territory from the south. He campaigned for
858-684: Was appointed as chief clerk in the Native Affairs Department in 1848. A year later he settled in Potchefstroom where he became one of the first storekeepers. Shortly after, in 1852, he ventured across the Limpopo River and into Bamangwato country. He became friendly with Khama, one of the sons of Sekgoma, the Bamangwato chief, enlisting his aid in reaching the Chobe River . Early the following year found him on
891-408: Was at stake. Seretse would not budge in his desire to marry Ruth, and he did, while exiled in Britain in 1948. Tribal opinion about the marriage basically split evenly along demographic lines – older people went with Tshekedi, the younger with Seretse. In the end, British authorities exiled both men (Tshekedi from the Bamangwato territory, Seretse from the Protectorate altogether). Rioting broke out and
924-713: Was first held by the Governor of the Cape Colony , then by the Governor-General of South Africa , then by the High Commissioner for Southern Africa until independence. In each of the three territories, the administration of Britain's responsibilities was headed by a Resident Commissioner with some of the functions of a Governor but less authority. The Chief Justice was the Chief Justice of
957-461: Was heavily effected by the 1890s African rinderpest epizootic which temporarily damaged the economy. The proclamation of a protectorate flanked by a new Crown colony to the south (British Bechuanaland) were primarily intended as safeguards against further expansion by Germany, Portugal, or Boers. Contrary to what was reported at the time by Warren and others, not all chiefs affected by the protectorate were in favour of it. The most powerful ruler
990-560: Was limited to the police force to protect Bechuanaland's borders against other European colonial ventures. But on 9 May 1891 the British Government gave the administration of the protectorate to the High Commissioner for Southern Africa , who started to appoint officials in Bechuanaland, and the de facto independence of Bechuanaland ended. The protectorate was administered from Mafeking , creating an unusual situation,
1023-571: Was originally claimed by Matabeleland . In 1887 Samuel Edwards, working for Cecil Rhodes , obtained a mining concession, and in 1895 the British South Africa Company attempted to acquire the area, but the Tswana chiefs Bathoen I , Khama III and Sebele I visited London to protest and were successful in fending off the BSAC. This territory forms the modern North-East District of Botswana. Furthermore, Southern Bechuanaland
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1056-497: Was to explore the Zambesi from the Victoria Falls down to its delta, with a view to testing its navigability. However, these plans were bedevilled by sickness and misfortune. They did reach the Zambesi, but did not get to explore the mouth. On 23 July 1862 they reached the Victoria Falls. It was on this expedition that Baines painted many of his famous scenes which were reproduced in an album of prints. His attempt at exploring
1089-399: Was widowed and remarried several times. One wife, Semane , birthed a son named Tshekedi . Sekgoma II 's reign lasted only a year or so, leaving his son Seretse, who at the time was an infant, as the rightful heir to the chieftainship (Tshekedi was not in line to be chief since he did not descend from Khama's oldest son Sekgoma II). So in keeping with tradition, Tshekedi acted as regent of
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