Charles George (Lorentz) de Lorentz (abt. 1794 - 1873)

Born about 1794 in England [uncertain]

Husband of Edith (Mills) de Lorentz — married 1 Dec 1825 in Marylebone, London, England

Died 1873 at about age 79 in Croydon, London, England

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Biography

Baron Charles George de Lorentz was born 1794. ^[1]

He was British. ^[2]

He had German connections. ^[2]

He was a professional soldier. ^[2]

He was involved in slave trade. ^[2]

He married Edith^[1] Mills (daughter of James Mills Esq of Jamaica) at Marylebone, London, 1 December 1825. ^[3]

He was Superintendent of Police for Cape Town, South Africa, from 1826 until 1860. ^[4]

Charles died Croydon 1873. ^[1]

Sources

• Portrait: https://www.flickriver.com/photos/myskygarden/15420439439/

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} The Peerage, http://www.thepeerage.com/p60100.htm#i600995, citing "Bill Norton, "re: Pitman Family," e-mail message to Darryl Roger LUNDY (101053), 6 April 2010 and 19 April 2011."
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3} Echoes of Slavery, 2004, by Jackie Loos, page 64, https://books.google.fr/books?id=0iSOMzYedmkC&pg=PA64&lpg=PA64
3. ↑ Annual Register, 1826, volume 67, page 209, https://books.google.fr/books?id=oeQxAQAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA209
4. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "Cape Peninsula Urban Police," Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Cape_Peninsula_Urban_Police&oldid=894948859 (accessed November 22, 2019).