Schreiner, William Phillip, 1857-1919 (statesman)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1857 - 1919
Biography
William Phillip Schreiner (1857-1919), South African statesman, was born in the Wittebergen reserve, northern Cape Colony, on 30 August 1857. Schreiner was educated at the University of the Cape of Good Hope, in the London LLB at the Inner Temple, and at Downing College, Cambridge, in the Cambridge law tripos. In 1882 he was admitted to the English and the Cape bars. He became Cape parliamentary draftsman in 1885, took silk in 1892, and colonial attorney-general in 1893. He died at Trefaldwyn, Llandrindod Wells, Radnorshire, Wales, on 28 June 1919.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Fonds
William Philip Schreiner: Letter to H.G. Aldis, 1916
Fonds
Reference Code: GBR/0012/MS Add.4251/1268
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Artificial collection of single item or small collection accessions. Mainly correspondence but includes other papers.
Dates:
1916
Conditions Governing Access:
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Unless restrictions apply, the collection is open for consultation by researchers using the Manuscripts Reading Room at Cambridge University Library. For further details on conditions governing access please contact mss@lib.cam.ac.uk. Information about opening hours and obtaining a Cambridge University Library reader's ticket is available from the Library's website (www.lib.cam.ac.uk).
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