William Porter (Attorney General)
William Porter was attorney-general of the Cape Colony and a drafter of its first constitution in 1854.
William Porter in later life.
Sir John Charles Molteno was a politician and businessman who served as the first Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1872 to 1878.
John Charles Molteno – 1860s
The Cape Colony in 1878, on the eve of the Confederation Wars.