Tubman Goldie was famous for the merger of British companies into the United Africa Company. He was a British businessman who worked for the Royal Niger Company and later merged it with other British companies, such as the National African Company, to form the United Africa Company. This company played a significant role in the colonization of West Africa and was one of the largest trading companies in Africa in the early 20th century. Goldie was instrumental in the company's success and played a key role in British expansion in Nigeria and other parts of West Africa.