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Thomas Upington

1844–1898 · 19th century

Sir Thomas Upington was an Irish-born lawyer and politician who was Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1884 to 1886. He later served as attorney general and as a judge of the Cape Supreme Court. The Boer settlers at Grootfontein named their short-lived Republic of Upingtonia after him in 1885, hoping for his support.

Thomas Upington — Image: W.H. Schroder · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons

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Republic of Upingtonia

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