of the Ashantis. When the Third Anglo-Ashanti War broke out in 1873, Captain Glover undertook the task of organizing the native people, whose hatred of the Ashantis might be expected to make them favourable to the British authorities—to the extent at least to which their fears would allow them to act. His services were accepted, and in September 1873, he landed at Cape Coast in the Gold Coast and, after forming a small trustworthy force of Hausa, marched to Accra. His influence sufficed to gather a numerous native force,. In January 1874, Captain Glover was able to render some assistance in the taking of Kumasi, but it was at the head of a Hausa force. His services were acknowledged by Parliament and by his appointment to Knight Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George in the 1874 Birthday Honours. Governor of Newfoundland, and Leeward Islands In 1875, he was appointed governor of Newfoundland and held the post till 1881, when he was transferred to the Leeward Islands. He returned to Newfoundland in 1883 as governor again. Death and legacy Glover died in London on 30 September 1885. Lady Glover's Life of her husband appeared in 1897. Lagosians raised money in 1885 to build a public hall in his memory - Glover Memorial Hall, situated on land donated by Madam Tinubu, a sometimes adversary and collaborator of Glover. There is also a memorial to him in St Paul's Cathedral in London. The unincorporated community of Glovers Harbour in Newfoundland is named after him. See also Governors of Newfoundland List of people from Newfoundland and Labrador Selim Aga References External links Biography at Government House The Governorship of Newfoundland and Labrador Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online 1829 births 1885 deaths Royal Navy officers British military personnel of the Third Anglo-Ashanti War Knights Grand Cross of the Order of St Michael and St George Governors of Newfoundland Colony Governors of the Lagos Colony British expatriates in Ghana Ghanaian police officers History of Lagos Military history of Nigeria Royal Navy West Africa Squadron personnel Burials at Kensal Green Cemetery Chief secretaries (British Empire) People of colonial Nigeria