Sir James Tennant Molteno, K.G.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Tennant_Molteno

Sir James Molteno (5 January 1865 – 16 September 1936), was an influential barrister and parliamentarian of South Africa.

Rising to prominence as an unconventional anti-imperialist, he was briefly opposition leader, before becoming parliamentary Speaker.

He was the last Speaker for the Parliament of the Cape Colony, and the first Speaker of Parliament of South Africa.

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Baptism : "South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers (Cape Town Archives), 1660-1970 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-698V-34?cc=1478678&wc=... : 21 May 2014), South Africa > Cape of Good Hope > Cape Town > Baptisms 1863-1878 > image 56 of 364; State Archives, Cape Province.

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"South Africa, Dutch Reformed Church Registers, 1660-1970," database with images, <i>FamilySearch</i> (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-267-11687-127524-42?cc=147... : accessed 19 October 2015), South Africa > Cape of Good Hope > Cape Town > Baptisms 1864-1867 > image 29 of 98; State Archives, Cape Province.

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• Updated from MyHeritage Family Trees via mother Elizabeth Maria Molteno (born Jarvis / Jervis) by SmartCopy: Jun 1 2015, 16:10:17 UTC