James Percy FitzPatrick

Writer, Author

1862 – 1931

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Who was James Percy FitzPatrick?

Sir James Percy FitzPatrick, KCMG, known as Percy FitzPatrick, was a South African author, politician, mining financier and pioneer of the fruit industry. He authored the classic children's book, Jock of the Bushveld. As a politician, he defended British Imperial interests before and during the Anglo-Boer War.

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Born
Jul 24, 1862
King William's Town, Eastern Cape
Religion
  • Catholicism
Nationality
  • South Africa
Profession
Education
  • Downside School
Died
Jan 24, 1931
Uitenhage, Eastern Cape

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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