1858 in South Africa
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The following lists events that happened during 1858 in South Africa.
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.[3]
- President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius.[4]
Events
- March
- 19 – Senekal's War breaks out between the Orange Free State and the Basotho tribe.[5]
Births
- 6 December – Ernest Edward Galpin, botanist and banker. (d. 1941)
Deaths
- Cornelius Kok II, leader of the Griqua people. (b. 1778)
References
- ^ "Sir George Grey (1812–1898)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Botswana". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "Orange Free State: Heads of State: 1854-1902". Archontology. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ "South African Republic: Heads of State: 1857-1877". Archontology. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
- ^ Beck, Roger B. (2000). The History of South Africa. Greenwood Press. p. 74. ISBN 0-313-30730-X.