William Schreiner

William Philip Schreiner
Premier WP Schreiner
Schreiner c. 1898
8th Prime Minister of the Cape Colony
In office
13 October 1898 – 17 June 1900
MonarchVictoria
GovernorThe Viscount Milner
Preceded byJohn Gordon Sprigg
Succeeded byJohn Gordon Sprigg
Personal details
Born
William Philip Schreiner

30 August 1857
Wittebergen Mission Station,
Cape Colony
Died28 June 1919(1919-06-28) (aged 61)
Llandrindod Wells, Wales
United Kingdom
Political partySouth African Party
SpouseFrances Hester Reitz
RelationsOlive Schreiner (sister)
ChildrenOliver Schreiner
Alma materUniversity of the Cape of Good Hope
University of London
Downing College, Cambridge
ProfessionBarrister, Politician

William Philip Schreiner CMG PC KC (30 August 1857 – 28 June 1919) was a South African barrister and politician who served as the eighth Prime Minister of the Cape Colony from 1898 to 1900, during the Second Boer War.