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Barney Barnato

(1851-1897)
British businessman who made his fortune in South Africa
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Barney Barnato (21 February 1851 – 14 June 1897), born Barnet Isaacs, was a British Randlord, one of the entrepreneurs who gained control of diamond mining, and later gold mining, in South Africa from the 1870s. He is perhaps best remembered as being a rival of Cecil Rhodes.

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Born Barnet Isaacs
21 February 1851
Aldgate, London
Died
14 June 1897 (aged 46)
he was lost overboard near the island of Madeira, whilst on a passage home to England
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  • Woolf Barnato
    Woolf Barnato · Son · 1895-1948 · English racing driver edit info
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    Leah Barnato · Daughter · 1933-1933 · British socialite edit info
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  • Isaac Isaacs
    Isaac Isaacs · Father · 1855-1948 · Governor-General of Australia edit info
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