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Sir Cornelius Hermanus Wessels | |
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| Member of the Volksraad of the Orange Free State | |
| In office 1885 – October 1899 | |
| Member of the Executive Council of the Orange Free State | |
| In office 1894–1896 | |
| Vice President of the Volksraad of the Orange Free State | |
| In office 1896–1897 | |
| President of the Volksraad of the Orange Free State | |
| In office 1897–1902 | |
| Preceded by | Unknown |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Minister for Mines, Lands, and Public Works of the Orange Free State | |
| In office 1907–1914? | |
| Preceded by | New office |
| Succeeded by | Unknown |
| Administrator of the Orange Free State | |
| In office 1915–1924 | |
| Preceded by | A.E.W. Ramsbottom |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 April 1851 Rietfontein, Winburg, Orange River Sovereignty |
| Died | 1 March 1924 Bloemfontein, Orange Free State |
| Political party | Orangia Unie, South African Party |
| Residence(s) | Kwagafontein farm, nr. Bloemfontein |
| Profession | farmer, politician |
Sir Cornelius Hermanus Wessels (Rietfontein, Winburg, Orange River Sovereignty 26 April 1851 – Bloemfontein, Orange Free State 1 March 1924) was a South African politician and statesman.[1]
Family
Wessels was the youngest son of three boys and two girls born to Johannes Jacobus Wessels and Hester Sophia Antonetta (née) Wessels.[2]
Wessels married twice. His first wife was Christina Magdalena (née) Wessels (d. 5 November 1905), with whom he had five sons and three daughters. He remarried in 1907 with Eliza Alice Bosman née Keytler (d. 6 March 1941), a widow.[3]
Career
Wessels grew up in the Boshof District in the Orange Free State, where his parents moved when he was five years old. Here he received some private tuition, before – still at a young age – becoming a full-time and successful farmer. In 1892 he bought the farm Kwagafontein just outside Bloemfontein.[2]
Wessels life was marked by two activities: farming and politics, and in both he was mainly self-educated. In 1885, at age thirty-four, Wessels was elected to the Volksraad (the Free State parliament) for the Modderrivier area of Boshof. He was to represent this constituency for fourteen years, until the outbreak of the South African War in 1899.
See also
Notes
- ^ This article is predominantly based on the information derived from Moll, J.C. (1974). "Wessels, Sir Cornelius Hermanus". Suid-Afrikaanse Biografiese Woordenboek. Vol. 3. Kaapstad & Johannesburg: Raad vir die Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing. pp. 857–858.
- ^ a b Moll, 'Wessels, Sir Cornelius Hermanus', 857-left
- ^ Moll, 'Wessels, Sir Cornelius Hermanus', 858-right
References
- Moll, J.C. (1976). "Wessels, Sir Cornelius Hermanus". Suid-Afrikaanse Biografiese Woordenboek. Vol. 3. Kaapstad & Johannesburg: Raad vir die Geesteswetenskaplike Navorsing. pp. 857–858.