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Andries Stockenström (judge)
Justice Andries Stockenström (22 April 1844 Graaff-Reinet - 22 March 1880 Swellendam), second son of Sir Andries Stockenström (1st Baronet), was an influential judge in the Cape Colony. He was appointed Attorney-General of the Cape in 1877, but died soon after his appointment at the age of 36. Early life The younger Andries Stockenström was born in Graaff-Reinet on 22-04-1844, the second son of the Sir Andries Stockenström, 1st Baronet and his wife Elsabe Maasdorp. He received an education in law in England and Germany, was called to the English Bar at the Middle Temple in 1865, and in 1866 was admitted as an advocate in Cape Town. He soon moved to Grahamstown, where he built up a large and successful practice. When his father died, his older brother Sir Gijsbert Henry Stockenström inherited the family’s Baronetcy. Legal career and work with Griqualand West In 1875, he was named to act as a judge in the Griqualand West Land Court by High Commissioner Sir Henry ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Graaff-Reinet
Graaff-Reinet is a town in the Eastern Cape Province of South Africa. It is the oldest town in the province. It is also the sixth-oldest town in South Africa, after Cape Town, Stellenbosch, Simon's Town, Paarl and Swellendam. The town was the centre of a short-lived republic in the late 18th century. The town was a starting point for Great Trek groups led by Gerrit Maritz and Piet Retief and furnished large numbers of the Voortrekkers in 1835–1842. Graaff-Reinet is home to more national monuments than any other town or city in South Africa. It is also known for being a flourishing market for agricultural produce, noted for its mohair industry, and sheep and ostrich farming. History Graaff-Reinet was established by the Dutch East India Company in 1786, after Cape Town in 1652, Stellenbosch in 1679, Paarl in 1687 and Swellendam in 1745. The town is named after then-governor of the Cape Colony, Cornelis Jacob van de Graaff, and his wife. The town was originally established ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cornelius Kok II
Corneli(u)s Kok II (c. 1778 in Kamiesberg – 1858 in Campbell) was a leader ("captain") of the Griqua people in southern Africa. Biography Kok was the son of captain Cornelius Kok I. He settled with his father in Griquatown and later in Campbell. After his father's death in 1820, Kok served as captain of Campbell until his older brother Adam Kok II returned from Griquatown. However, when Adam Kok II resigned as captain to join the Bergenaars, Cornelius Kok II resumed the title of captain again. In 1823, Cornelius Kok II, Adam Kok II, Andries Waterboer and Barend Barends won the Battle of Dithakong, as a result of which the Griqua were spared the terror of the Mfecane. The following year Cornelius Kok came into conflict with his brother and the Bergenaars, whom he defeated together with Waterboer near Fauresmith. However Kok's followers sided with the Bergenaars. To retain his leadership, he broke his ties with Waterboer, which then led to a new territorial conflict. Adam Kok ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stockenström Baronet
Stockenström is a surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Andries Stockenström (1792–1864), Cape Colony army officer and politician *Andries Stockenström (judge) Justice Andries Stockenström (22 April 1844 Graaff-Reinet - 22 March 1880 Swellendam), second son of Sir Andries Stockenström (1st Baronet), was an influential judge in the Cape Colony. He was appointed Attorney-General of the Cape in 1877, ... (1844–1880), Cape Colony judge * Wilma Stockenström (born 1933), South African writer, translator, and actor See also * Stockenström baronets {{surname ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Burgersdorp
Burgersdorp is a medium-sized town in Walter Sisulu in the Joe Gqabi District Municipality of the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. In 1869 a Theological Seminary was established here by the ''Gereformeerde Kerk'', but in 1905 it was moved to Potchefstroom, acting as an instrument in the formation of the PUK in 1919, then becoming the Potchefstroom University for Christian Higher Education in 1951. The Afrikaner Bond political party was founded in Burgersdorp in 1881. Demographics According to the 2011 census, the town of Burgersdorp proper has a population of 5,240, while the adjacent townships of Mzamomhle and Tembisa have populations of 4,656 and 6,094 respectively, giving the urban area a population of 15,990. Of this population 78.1% described themselves as Black African, 11.98% as Coloured and 9.4% as White. 69.2% spoke Xhosa as their home language, 20.1% spoke Afrikaans, 3.3% spoke Sotho, 1.4% spoke English as their home language and 6.0% spoke some other language. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Simeon Jacobs
Sir Simeon Jacobs C.M.G. (1839 – 15 June 1883) was a Judge in the Supreme Court of the Cape Colony, Cape of Good Hope. He served as Attorney-General and was the MP for Queenstown. Early life and political career Born in 1839 into a Jews, Jewish family from London, Jacobs studied law and became a barrister of the Inner Temple in November 1852. In 1860, in an attempt to improve his poor health (from which he suffered throughout his life) he emigrated to the Cape of Good Hope, and in 1861 was appointed attorney-general of the now colony of British Kaffraria, which office he held till 1866 when British Kaffraria was incorporated into the Cape Colony's eastern districts. Upon this annexation, Jacobs became ''"Solicitor-General at the Cape of Good Hope for the Eastern Districts"''. He also served several times as acting Attorney-General of the Cape, in the absence of the Attorney General William Downes Griffith, Mr Griffith, and distinguished himself greatly with his extreme indust ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
