Johannes Christoffel Krogh Explained

Johannes Christoffel Krogh
Office:Magistrate of Pretoria
Term Start:June 1, 1878
Term End:December 31, 1878
Office2:Landdrost of Middelburg
Office3:First High Commissioner of Swaziland
Term Start3:1893
Term End3:?
Office4:Special Commissioner of Swaziland
Term Start4:Feb 21, 1895
Term End4:1902
Office5:Senator in Cape Town Parliament
Term Start5:c. 1910
Term End5:?
Birth Date:Sept 6, 1846
Birth Place:Grahamstown, Cape Town
Death Date:May 5th, 1921
Death Place:Middelburg, South Africa
Spouse:Maria Jacobs Carolina Meintjies
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Johannes C. Krogh (September 6, 1846, Grahamstown, Cape Town – May 5, 1921), of Danish extraction, was a civil servant and politician of the former South African Republic (later known as the province of Transvaal of the Republic of South Africa).[1]

Family

Krogh married Maria Jacoba Carolina Meintjies (daughter of Stephanus Jacobus Meintjies of Pretoria) on May 31, 1873. Krogh was the grandfather of Vernon Berrangé, the well known early anti-apartheid activist.[2]

Career

Krogh held the position of Magistrate of Pretoria from 1 June 1878 to 31 December 1878, with duties similar to that of a Landdrost.[3] Krogh later become Landdrost of Middelburg.

Krogh was appointed First High Commissioner of Swaziland under the Boer Republic, in 1893, by President Paul Kruger.[4] From Feb 21st, 1895Krogh held the position of Special Commissioner in the Swaziland Government. He was head of the Boundary Commission that settled the border between Swaziland and Mozambique (Maputo) in 1897 and the beacon north of the Mbuluzi River is called "Krogh's Beacon". When the Anglo-Boer War broke out in 1899, Krogh returned to South Africa. He was also one of the Boer signatories to the "Treaty of the Peace of Vereeniging", signed on 31 May 1902 at 11:05 in Melrose House, Pretoria, that formally ended the Anglo-Boer War.[5]

In 1910 Krogh became a Senator in the Cape Town Parliament.

References

  1. Suid-Afrikaanse Bibliografiese Woordeboek
  2. http://www.sntc.org.sz/sdphotos/photo.asp?pid=122 Swaziland Digital Archives: Miss Krogh's Wedding
  3. Pretoria 1855-1955: History of the City of Pretoria, Published in the Centenary Year 1955
  4. Parchment of appointment held in Pretoria Archives
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 17 July 2012 . 4 March 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160304001029/http://www.melrosehouse.co.za/boer_war/war2.htm . dead .