Andries stockenstrom autobiography in five shorts
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Andries stockenstrom autobiography in five shorts
Andries Stockenström
British colonial administrator (1792-1864)
For his son, the judge, see Andries Stockenström (judge).
Sir Andries Stockenström 1st Baronet | |
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Sir Andries Stockenström, 1st Baronet | |
| In office 13 September 1836 – 9 August 1838 | |
| Succeeded by | Col.
John Hare |
| Constituency | Eastern Province of Cape Colony |
| Born | 6 July 1792 Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa |
| Died | 16 March 1864(1864-03-16) (aged 71) London, England |
| Resting place | Kensal Green Cemetery |
Sir Andries Stockenström, 1st Baronet, (6 July 1792 in Cape Town – 16 March 1864 in London) was lieutenant governor of the Eastern Province of the Cape Colony from 13 September 1836 to 9 August 1838.
His efforts in restraining colonists from moving into Xhosa lands served to make him immensely unpopular among the settlers of the Cape Colony frontier. As a historical figure, he long remained controversial in South Africa for supposedly hindering colonisati