John X. Merriman

John Xavier Merriman
Premier John Xavier Merriman
11th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony
In office
3 February 1908[1] – 31 May 1910
MonarchEdward VII
GovernorSir Walter Hely-Hutchinson
Sir Henry Jenner Scobell
Preceded byLeander Starr Jameson
Succeeded byLouis Botha
As Prime Minister of South Africa
Personal details
Born
John Xavier Merriman

(1841-03-15)15 March 1841
Street, Somerset, United Kingdom
Died1 August 1926(1926-08-01) (aged 85)
Stellenbosch, Cape Province, South Africa
Political partySouth African
SpouseAgnes Vintcent
Alma materDiocesan College
Radley College
OccupationPolitician

John Xavier Merriman (15 March 1841 – 1 August 1926) was a South African politician who served as the eleventh Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1908 to 1910. He was the last prime minister of the Cape Colony before the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910.