Sir Robert Williams, 1st Baronet, of Park

Sir Robert Williams, 1st Baronet
Caricature by Celso Herminio showing Robert Williams, a contract in his pocket, giving Portugal a railway line in Lobito.
Born(1860-01-21)January 21, 1860
Aberdeen, Scotland
DiedApril 25, 1938(1938-04-25) (aged 78)

Sir Robert Williams, 1st Baronet, JP, DL (21 January 1860 – 25 April 1938) was a Scottish mining engineer, pioneering explorer of Africa, entrepreneur, and railroad developer who was chiefly responsible for the discovery of the vast copper deposits in Katanga Province (now incorporated in the Democratic Republic of Congo) and Northern Rhodesia (now Zambia).

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