1858 in South Africa

← 1857 1856 1855 1858 in South Africa → 1859 1860 1861
Decades:	1830s 1840s 1850s 1860s 1870s
See also:	List of years in South Africa

The following lists events that happened during 1858 in South Africa.

Incumbents

• Governor of the Cape of Good Hope and High Commissioner for Southern Africa: Sir George Grey. ^{[1] [2]}
• Lieutenant-governor of the Colony of Natal: John Scott.
• State President of the Orange Free State: Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff. ^[3]
• President of the Executive Council of the South African Republic: Marthinus Wessel Pretorius. ^[4]

Events

March

• 19 – Senekal's War breaks out between the Orange Free State and the Basotho tribe. ^[5]

Births

• 6 December – Ernest Edward Galpin, botanist and banker. (d. 1941)

Deaths

• Cornelius Kok II, leader of the Griqua people. (b. 1778)

References

1. "Sir George Grey (1812–1898)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
2. "Botswana". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
3. "Orange Free State: Heads of State: 1854-1902". Archontology. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
4. "South African Republic: Heads of State: 1857-1877". Archontology. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
5. Beck, Roger B. (2000). The History of South Africa . Greenwood Press. p.  74. ISBN   0-313-30730-X.