1859 in South Africa
The following lists events that happened during 1859 in South Africa.
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Incumbents
- Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Sir George Grey.[1][2]
- Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal: John Scott.
- State President of the Orange Free State:
- Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff (until 5 September).[3]
- Esaias Reynier Snijman (acting from 6 September).[3]
- President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius.[4]
Events
- September
- 6 – Esaias Reynier Snijman becomes the acting State President of the Orange Free State.[3]
- 8 – The first railway locomotive in South Africa is brought ashore in Cape Town.[5]
Births
- 11 January – John Tengo Jabavu, political activist and newspaper editor. (d. 1921)
- 1 May – Willem Johannes Leyds, attorney-general of the South African Republic. (d. 1940)
Railways
Railway lines
- Construction begins on the Cape Town-Wellington Railway.[6]
Locomotives
- 8 September – A small 0-4-0 tank steam locomotive is landed in Cape Town, to be used during construction of the first railway in South Africa.[5]
References
- "Grey, Sir George (1812–1898)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 23 March 2016.
- World Statesmen: Botswana (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, Orange Free State: Heads of State: 1854-1902 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- Archontology.org: A Guide for Study of Historical Offices, South African Republic (Transvaal): Heads of State: 1857-1877 (Accessed on 14 April 2017)
- Holland, D.F. (1971). Steam Locomotives of the South African Railways. 1: 1859–1910 (1st ed.). Newton Abbott, Devon: David & Charles. pp. 11–15, 18, 23. ISBN 978-0-7153-5382-0.
- The South African Railways - Historical Survey. Editor George Hart, Publisher Bill Hart, Sponsored by Dorbyl Ltd., Published c. 1978.
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