Maj. Sir Henry George Elliot KCMG (25 December 1826 Niagara Falls, Ontario – 29 November 1912 Pietermaritzburg), was a Canadian-born soldier and administrator, and Chief Magistrate of the Tembuland territories in South Africa from 1891 to 1902.
He took part in the Crimean War between 1854 and 1856, including Sebastopol and Balaclava, distinguishing himself and being decorated by both the British and Turkish forces (5th class Order of the Medjidie).
His health recovered, Elliot was persuaded in 1877 by the Prime Minister John Molteno to stay on in South Africa as chief magistrate or resident commissioner of Tembuland.
[3] Elliot's greatest achievement was his 1904 bringing about of the bloodless annexation of Pondoland, which was the last independent territory in South Africa.
This could well have led to a widespread war, and Rhodes suggested Major Elliot as the man whose diplomatic skills might avert such a disaster.