Sir James Percy FitzPatrick, KCMG (24 July 1862 – 24 January 1931), 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 (1907).[1] As a politician, he defended British Imperial interests before and during the Anglo-Boer War.

• Birth: Calculated: 1862
• Publication: The Outspan
• Education: Downside School St Gregory's College, Downside, Bath, England
• Education: Grahams St Aidan's College, Grahamstown, South Africa
• Marriage: Feb 16 1886
• Publication: Through Mashonaloand with Pick and Pen After 1891
• Publication: The Transvaal from Within Circa Sep 1899
• Publication: Jock of the Bushveld
• Publication: South African Memories (posthumously)
• Imprisonment: High Treason- Bail denied
• Release: After 2 years imprisonment - fine 2000 pounds Circa May 1896
• Membership: Transvaal Legislative Council
• Membership: Inter-Colonial Council - responsible for S A Railways
• Knighted: Circa 1902
• President: Chamber of Mines After 1902
• Publication: Jock of the Bushveld Circa 1907
• Politics: Elected twice 1906 and 1910 - Pretoria seat Pretoria, South Africa
• Chairman: National South African War Memorial Delville Wood
• Death: Jan 24 1931 Amanzi, Uitenhage, South Africa
• Burial: "The Look Out" 33°28'25?S 25°36'20?E? / ?33.47361°S 25.60556°E? / -33.47361; 25.60556, north of Uitenhage

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Percy_FitzPatrick

http://www.umjindi.org/pages/history/history_personalities_percy_fitzpatric.htm

audio books

http://archive.org/details/jock_bushveld_1003_librivox

http://archive.org/details/outspan_1011_librivox