Lowry Cole

Sir Galbraith Lowry Cole GCB ( born May 1, 1772 in Dublin, † October 4, 1842 in Highfield Park, Hampshire ) was a general in the British Army, and from 1828 to 1833 British governor in the South African Cape Colony.

According to him the town Colesberg and the Sir Lowry's Pass were named. In order to create a safe crossing over the Hottentots Holland Mountains, Governor Cole approved the construction of a new passport. The British government wanted to spend any money for this, however, and threatened Sir Lowry Cole personally a huge fine to if he stopped giving work immediately. The white population assured then, they come for the punishment. The British government withdrew its threat and the pass was inaugurated in 1831. In the 1950s and 1980s, the pass was expanded and improved. From the apex looks out over False Bay and across to Cape Town.

• Governor ( Cape Colony )
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Bath
• Person (Dublin)
• Briton
• Born in 1772
• Died in 1842
• Man