Sir Richard Southey was a British colonial administrator, cabinet minister and landowner in South Africa.
Sir Richard Southey British imperial administrator Cape Colony archives
George Southey, Richard's brother who was chiefly known for shooting Xhosa King Hintsa and mutilating his body.
Portrait of Sir Richard Southey in the early 1870s as Colonial Secretary. Portrait by WH Schroder, published in The Zingari.
John Charles Molteno
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Sir John Charles Molteno was a politician and businessman who served as the first Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1872 to 1878.
Richard Southey (colonial administrator)
…and strongly opposed the growing movement for "Responsible Government" (local democracy) in the Cape, that was led by his fiercest political enemy, John Molteno. He was also noted for his expansionist politics regarding the Cape's neighbouring states. He firmly believed in bringing all southern African states…
John Charles Molteno – 1860s
The Cape Colony in 1878, on the eve of the Confederation Wars.
The grave of John Charles Molteno at St Saviour's in Claremont, Cape Town.