Historical records matching Cornelis Pieter Smuts, Dr.
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About Cornelis Pieter Smuts, Dr.
Dr. Cornelis Pieter Smuts. who was a Member of the Legislative Assembly of the old Cape Parliament, in which he represented a Peninsula constituency for 19 years, died at the Clairvaux Nursing Home, Rondebosch and was buried in the family vault in the Dutch Reformed Church Cemetery at Wynberg.
Dr. Smuts led an active life up to three years ago, when he was stricken with all illness from which he suffered for the rest of his life. Born 80 years ago, the son of Dr. Smuts, of Paarl, he was one of the early pupils at the Diocesan College, Rondebosch, where he had as school-fellows many who distinguished themselves in later life, and with whom he maintained a close fellowship. He graduated M.B., C.M. at Edinburgh in 1874, but never practised, and on his return to the Cape entered business.
He was returned to Parliament in 1888, Sir James Rose-Innes being one of the candidates who stood on the same platform. He retained his seat for many years, and was always faithful in his attendance at the House. So infrequently, however, did he rise to speak that he came to he known as " the Silent Member ." His strong advocacy was chiefly responsible for the extension of the suburban line (the terminus of which was then at Wynberg) to Simonstown. Dr. Smuts was among the friends of Cecil Rhodes. He retired from Parliamentary life in 1907, three years before Union.
Dr. Smuts was throughout his life a keen business man. He was for 36 years one of the directors of the South African Association, relinquishing his duties only when illness overtook him three years ago. He was fond of travel. He was on board the old Windsor Castle which caught fire in the Bay of Biscay in 1872, and later on in a serious railway accident a timely jump from the saloon in which he was travelling saved him from death in a crushed coach.
Dr. Smuts married at the age of 23 Miss Zeederberg, a grand-daughter of the late Dr. Otto, one of the pioneers of Natal.
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Cornelis Pieter Smuts, Dr.'s Timeline
| 1850 |
February 11, 1850
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Paarl, Cape Winelands, Western Cape, South Africa
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April 7, 1850
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Paarl, Cape Winelands, Western Cape, South Africa
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August 15, 1874
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Edinburgh, City of Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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1875
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April 16, 1877
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September 28, 1878
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May 14, 1880
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June 24, 1883
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September 7, 1884
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