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| Schreiner, William Philip. Adm. pens. at DOWNING, Oct. 10, 1878. [5th] s. of the Rev. Gottlob, missionary, late of Balfour, Fort Beaufort, Cape Colony (and Rebecca, dau. of Samuel Lyndall, Congregational Minister). B. Aug. 30, 1857. Schools, Bedford and Grahamstown, S. Africa, and at South African College, Cape Town, and New College, Eastbourne; and at the Cape University. Matric. Michs. 1878; (Law Trip., 1st Class, 1881); Scholar; Chancellor's medal for Legal studies, 1881; B.A. and LL.B. 1882; M.A. 1885; LL.M. 1886. Fellow, 1884-7. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Jan. 21, 1879. Called to the Bar, May 3, 1882. A Parliamentary Draftsman, 1885-91. Legal Adviser to High Commissioner of S. Africa, 1887-93. Attorney-General of Cape Colony, 1893-6. C.M.G., 1891. Q.C., 1892. Member of Legislative Assembly, for Kimberley, 1893; for Barkly West, 1894-8; Malmesbury, 1898-1900; Queenstown, 1908-10. Prime Minister of Cape Colony, 1898-1900. Senator, S. African Union, 1910-14. High Commissioner for the Union of S. Africa in London, 1914-19. P.C., 1917. Married, Jan. 3, 1884, Frances Hester, sister of F. W. Reitz, afterwards President of the Orange Free State, and had issue. Brother of the above and of Olive Schreiner, the authoress. Died June 28, 1919, at Llandrindod Wells. (Inns of Court; D.N.B.; Foster, Men at the Bar; Who was Who; The Times, June 30, 1919; E. A. Walker, W. P. Schreiner and S. Africa.) | William Philip SCHREINER Approx. lifespan: 1857–1919 pens. Downing College adm1878:10:10 5th s. of Rev. Gottlob SCHREINER missionary, late of Balfour, Fort Beaufort, Cape Colony , South Africa , (and Rebecca LYNDALL dau. of Samuel LYNDALL Congregational Minister: ) b. 1857:08:30 schools Sch: Bedford School Bedford, [Bedfordshire], and Grahamstown, South Africa , and at Sch: South African College South African, Cape Town, [Cape Colony], [South Africa], and Sch: New College Eastbourne, [Sussex], ; and at the Sch: Cape University Cape, [Cape Colony], [South Africa], Matric 1878:10MT: (LawTrip., 1st Class(1881); Scholar Chancellor's Medal for Legal studies 1881 BA 1882 LLB 1882 MA 1885 LLM 1886 Fellow 1884-87 Adm. Inner Temple: 1879:01:21 Called to the Bar: 1882:05:03 A Parliamentary Draftsman: 1885-91 Legal Adviser to: : High Commissioner of: South Africa , 1887-93 Attorney-General of: Cape Colony , South Africa , 1893-96 CMG 1891 Q.C.: 1892 Member of: Legislative Assembly, for Kimberley, [South Africa], 1893 for Barkly, West ^ South Africa , [-cu] 1894-98 ; Malmesbury, [South Africa], 1898-1900 ; Queenstown, [South Africa], 1908-10 Prime Minister of: Cape Colony , South Africa , 1898-1900 Senator, S. African Union 1910-14 High Commissioner for: : Union of South Africa , London , 1914-19 P.C.: 1917 m. 1884:01:03 Frances Hester, sister of F. W. Reitz, afterwards President of: Orange Free State , South Africa , had issue brother of Wilfred Percy SCHREINER (1891) and of Olive SCHREINER the authoress d. Llandrindod Wells, [Radnorshire], 1919:06:28 ( Inns of Court; D.N.B. ; Foster, Men at the Bar; Who was Who; The Times 1919:06:30; E. A. Walker, W. P. Schreiner and South Africa .) |