Abraham Fischer

Abraham Fischer
Abraham Fischer in 1900
1st Prime Minister of the Orange River Colony
In office
27 November 1907 – 31 May 1910
MonarchsEdward VII
George V
GovernorSir Hamilton John Goold-Adams
Preceded bySir Hamilton John Goold-Adams
As Governor of the Orange River Colony
Succeeded byLouis Botha
As Prime Minister of South Africa
2nd Minister of the Interior of South Africa
In office
1912 – 6 October 1913
MonarchGeorge V
Governor‑GeneralThe Viscount Gladstone
Prime MinisterLouis Botha
Preceded byJan Christiaan Smuts
Succeeded byHendrik Schalk Theron
Personal details
Born
Abraham Fischer

(1850-09-04)4 September 1850
Green Point, Cape Town
Cape Colony
Died16 November 1913(1913-11-16) (aged 63)
Cape Town, Cape Province
South Africa
Resting placeWoltemade Cemetery, Cape Town
Political partyOrangia Unie
Other political
affiliations
South African Party
SpouseAda Robertson[1]
ChildrenHarry Fischer, Percy Fischer[2]
ProfessionAttorney, Politician

Abraham Fischer (9 April 1850 – 16 November 1913)[3] was a South African statesman. He was the sole Prime Minister of the Orange River Colony in South Africa,[4] and when that ceased to exist joined the cabinet of the newly formed Union of South Africa.[5]

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference clingman-8 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ Clingman, Stephen (1998). Bram Fischer: Afrikaner revolutionary. David Philip Publishers. p. 9. ISBN 0-86486-677-1.
  3. ^ Rulers and Governments of the World, vol. 3- 1930 to 1975, Charles G. Allen, Bowker, 1977, p. 481
  4. ^ Clingman, Stephen (1998). Bram Fischer: Afrikaner revolutionary. David Philip Publishers. ISBN 0-86486-677-1.
  5. ^ Jacobs DS (1976). "Fischer, Abraham". In De Kock WJ, Krüger DW, Beyers CJ, Basson JL (eds.). Dictionary of South African Biography Vol I (2nd ed.). Cape Town: Tafelberg-Uitgewers. pp. 290–292. ISBN 0624008568. OCLC 1063845175.