Johannes Brand
South African politician (1823–1888) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Sir Johannes Henricus Brand, GCMG (popularly known as Sir Jan Brand and sometimes as Sir John Henry Brand or Jan Henrick Brand;[1] 6 December 1823 – 14 July 1888) was a lawyer and politician who served as the fourth state president of the Orange Free State, from 2 February 1864 until his death in 1888. He was the son of Sir Christoffel Joseph Brand (1797–1875), speaker of the Cape legislative assembly, and Catharina Fredrica Küchler.
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Sir Johannes Henricus Brand, GCMG | |
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4th State President of the Orange Free State | |
In office 2 February 1864 – 14 July 1888 | |
Preceded by | M.W. Pretorius |
Succeeded by | F.W. Reitz |
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Born | (1823-12-06)6 December 1823 Cape Town, Cape Colony (now Western Cape, South Africa) |
Died | 14 July 1888(1888-07-14) (aged 64) Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now Free State) |
Spouse | Johanna Zastron |
Children | 11 (8 sons, 3 daughters) |
Alma mater | South African College, Leiden University |
Occupation | lawyer, university professor |
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Johannes Brand married in 1851 to Johanna Sibella Zastron, a daughter of the Registrar of Deeds in Cape Town. The couple had 8 sons and 3 daughters.