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Johannes Brand

Sir Johannes Henricus Brand, GCMG (popularly known as Sir Jan Brand and sometimes as Sir John Henry Brand or Jan Henrick Brand;[1] 6 December 1823 – 14 July 1888) was a lawyer and politician who served as the fourth state president of the Orange Free State, from 2 February 1864 until his death in 1888. He was the son of Sir Christoffel Joseph Brand (1797–1875), speaker of the Cape legislative assembly, and Catharina Fredrica Küchler.

For the field hockey player, see Jan Brand (field hockey).

Sir Johannes Henricus Brand, GCMG

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(1823-12-06)6 December 1823
Cape Town, Cape Colony (now Western Cape, South Africa)

14 July 1888(1888-07-14) (aged 64)
Bloemfontein, Orange Free State (now Free State)

Johanna Zastron

11 (8 sons, 3 daughters)

South African College, Leiden University

lawyer, university professor

Johannes Brand married in 1851 to Johanna Sibella Zastron, a daughter of the Registrar of Deeds in Cape Town. The couple had 8 sons and 3 daughters.

This article incorporates text from a publication now in the : Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Brand, Sir John Henry". Encyclopædia Britannica (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press.

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