William Samuel Hogge

William Samuel Hogge, 1812-1852

• came to Cape Colony as Captain of 7th Dragoon Guards in June 1843 and was stationed at fort Cox on Keiskamma River.
• He resigned from Army and returned to England in 1848.
• However he returned to the Cape Colony in 1851 as British assistant Commissioner to help solve problems on Eastern Cape border and in Orange River Sovereignty.

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• Major William Samuel Hogge signed Sand River Convention on behalf of United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
  • Sand River Convention project