1910–1911
Britannica 11th
Encyclopaedia Britannica · 11th edition
ESCOMBE, HARRY (1838-1899), South African statesman, a member of a Somersetshire family, was born at Netting Hill, London, on the 2$th of July 1838, and was educated at St Paul's school. After four years in a stockbroker's office, he emigrated, in 1859, to the Cape. The following year he moved to Natal, and, after trying other occupations, qualified as an attorney. He became recognized as the ablest pleader in the colony, and, in 1872, was elected for Durban as a member of the legislative council, and subsequently …
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