John Fairbairn (educator)
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John Fairbairn (9 April 1794 – 5 October 1864) was a newspaper proprietor, educator, financier and politician of the Cape Colony.
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John Fairbairn | |
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Born | (1794-04-09)9 April 1794 Roxburghshire, Scotland |
Died | 5 October 1864(1864-10-05) (aged 70) Cape Town, Cape Colony |
Occupation | Teacher, newspaper proprietor, politician and financier |
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According to the Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, "The embryo of the State education system we know today, trial by jury, the principle of the mutual life assurance company – all these were fruits of his endeavours at the Cape".[1]