Henry Morton Stanley (b. 1841)
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Biography:
Sir Henry Morton Stanley (born John Rowlands; 28 January 1841 – 10 May 1904) was a Welsh-American explorer, journalist, soldier, colonial administrator, author, and politician famous for his exploration of Central Africa and search for missionary and explorer David Livingstone. Besides his discovery of Livingstone, he is mainly known for his search for the sources of the Nile and Congo rivers, the work he undertook as an agent of King Leopold II of the Belgians that enabled the occupation of the Congo Basin region, and his command of the Emin Pasha Relief Expedition. He was knighted in 1897, and served in Parliament as a Liberal Unionist member for Lambeth North from 1895 to 1900.
He is recognised for his important contributions to Western knowledge of the geography of Central Africa and for his resolute opposition to the slave trade in East Africa.
Name:
- Henry Morton Stanley
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Type: Changed Name
Given name: Henry Morton Family name: Stanley
- Disambiguation: historical figure, explorer, writter
Other Names:
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John Rowlands
Type: Name at Birth
Given name: John Family name: Rowlands -
Henry M. Stanley
Type: Common Alternative Name
