State President of the Orange Free State

State President of the Orange Free State Staatspresident van de Oranje Vrijstaat 1854–1902
Arms of the Orange Free State
Incumbent Office Abolished Position succeeded by the Governor of the Orange River Colony
Style	His Excellency
Appointer	Volksraad of the Orange Free State
Term length	5 Years
Inaugural holder	Josias Philip Hoffman
Formation	18 April 1854
Final holder	Christiaan Rudolf de Wet
Abolished	31 May 1902

This is a list of State Presidents of the Orange Free State.

State Presidents of the Orange Free State (1854–1902)

#	President	Portrait	Tenure	Notes
1	Josias Philip Hoffman		24 February 1854 – 10 February 1855	President of the Provisional Government (24 February 1854 – 29 March 1854) President of the Volksraad (29 March 1854 – 15 April 1854) Acting President of the Orange Free State (15 April 1854 – 13 September 1854) 1st State President of the Orange Free State (13 September 1854 – 10 February 1855)
–	Jacobus Johannes Venter		10 February 1855 – 27 August 1855	Provisional President of the Orange Free State (10 February 1855 – 15 February 1855) Chairman of the Executive Committee (15 February 1855 – 27 August 1855)
2	Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff		27 August 1855 – 6 September 1859	2nd State President of the Orange Free State
–	Esaias Reynier Snijman		6 September 1859 – 8 February 1860	Acting State President of the Orange Free State
3	Marthinus Wessel Pretorius		8 February 1860 – 17 June 1863	3rd State President of the Orange Free State
–	Joseph Allison		18 March 1863 – 17 June 1863	Acting State President of the Orange Free State (acting for absent Pretorius)
–	Office vacant		17 June 1863 – 20 June 1863	The office of State President was vacant between 17 June 1863 when the Volksraad accepted the resignation of Pretorius and 20 June 1863 when Venter was sworn in.
–	Jacobus Johannes Venter		20 June 1863 – 2 February 1864	Acting State President of the Orange Free State
4	Sir Johannes Henricus Brand, GCMG		2 February 1864 – 14 July 1888	4th State President of the Orange Free State
–	Pieter Jeremias Blignaut		14 July 1888 – 10 January 1889	Chairman of the Executive Council (14 July 1888 – 21 August 1888) Acting State President of the Orange Free State (21 August 1888 – 10 January 1889)
5	Francis William Reitz		10 January 1889 – 11 December 1895	5th State President of the Orange Free State
–	Pieter Jeremias Blignaut		11 December 1895 – 4 March 1896	Acting State President of the Orange Free State
6	Martinus Theunis Steyn		4 March 1896 – 31 May 1902	6th State President of the Orange Free State
–	Christiaan Rudolf de Wet		29 May 1902 – 31 May 1902	Acting State President of the Orange Free State

Last election

Main article: Orange Free State presidential election, 1896

Candidate	Votes	%
Martinus Theunis Steyn	6,877	83.4
John G. Fraser	1,367	16.6
Total	8,244	100
Source: South African History Online

See also

• List of Presidents of the South African Republic

External links

• Archontology.org: Orange Free State: Heads of State: 1854–1902