John Fairbairn
Politician, Author
1794 – 1864
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Who was John Fairbairn?
John Fairbairn was a newspaper proprietor, educator, financier and politician of the Cape Colony.
According to the Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, “The embryo of the State education system we know today, trial by jury, the principle of the mutual life assurance company – all these were fruits of his endeavours at the Cape”.
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- Born
- Apr 9, 1794
Roxburghshire - Nationality
- South Africa
- Profession
- Education
- University of Edinburgh
- Died
- Oct 5, 1864
Cape Town
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on July 23, 2013
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