Harry van Heerden | |
Office: | President of the Senate of the Union of South Africa |
Term Start: | 1920 |
Term End: | 1929 |
Birth Date: | 2 September 1862 |
Death Date: | 17 July 1933 |
Spouse: | Hendrina Jacomina Hattingh |
Children: | Hercules Christiaan, Pieter Willemse, George Marthinus, Godlieb Christian |
Hercules Christiaan van Heerden, commonly known as Harry van Heerden (Schaapskraal, Tarkastad, Cape Colony, 2 September 1862 - Schaapskraal, Tarkastad, 17 July 1933), was a South African[1] farmer and politician.[2]
Van Heerden was president of the Senate of the Union of South Africa from 1920 to 1929.
Van Heerden married Hendrina Jacomina Hattingh on the 23rd of September, 1884.[3] They had at least four children: Hercules Christiaan,[4] Pieter Willemse,[5] George (sometimes Georg) Marthinus[6] and Godlieb Christian.[7]