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Jul 06, 1792 Died on 16 Mar 1864 (aged 71)
South African politician
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About Andries Stockenström
- Sir Andries Stockenström, 1st Baronet, (6 July 1792 in Cape Town – 16 March 1864 in London) was lieutenant governor of British Kaffraria from 13 September 1836 to 9 August 1838. His efforts in restraining colonists from moving into Xhosa lands served to make him immensely unpopular among the British settlers of the frontier.
- As a historical figure, he long remained controversial in South Africa for supposedly hindering colonisation, and pro-imperialist histories have traditionally vilified him.
- However his relatively far-sighted and respectful policies towards the Xhosa have increasingly gained recognition in modern South Africa. On Stockenström's legacy, historian Christopher Saunders concluded: "No man in the 19th century Cape had greater breadth of vision, none gained the respect of a wider constituency, black as well as white."
