Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (Onze Jan)
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For his nephew, see Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (1894–1948).
Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr (4 July 1845 – 11 October 1909) was a politician in the Cape Colony. He was affectionately known as Onze Jan, "our Jan" in Dutch.
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Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr | |
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Minister without portfolio | |
In office May 1881 – November 1881 | |
Monarch | Victoria |
Prime Minister | Thomas Charles Scanlen |
Governor | Hercules Robinson |
Member of the Cape House of Assembly for Stellenbosch | |
In office 1879 – 11 October 1909 | |
Monarchs | Victoria Edward VII |
Prime Minister | Sir John Gordon Sprigg Thomas Charles Scanlen Thomas Upington Sir John Gordon Sprigg Cecil Rhodes Sir John Gordon Sprigg William Philip Schreiner Sir John Gordon Sprigg Leander Starr Jameson John X. Merriman |
Governor | Sir William Gordon Cameron Hercules Robinson Sir William Howley Goodenough Alfred Milner Sir William Francis Butler Sir Walter Hely-Hutchinson |
Constituency | Stellenbosch |
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Born | (1845-07-04)4 July 1845 Cape Town, Cape Colony |
Died | 11 October 1909(1909-10-11) (aged 64) Westminster, London, United Kingdom |
Resting place | Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
Political party | Afrikaner Bond |
Occupation | Politician |
Profession | Journalist |
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