Christoffel Lötter
Christoffel Lötter was a Trekboer (Pioneer Farmer) in the Graaff-Reinet district during the British first annexation of the Cape in 1795, and was a representative of his community in the first negotiations between Graaff-Reinet leaders and Mr Frans Reinhard Bresler whom was sent by the British Commander General James Henry Craig.
Christoffel Lötter | |
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| Born | Christoffel Lötter 1744 Drakenstein, Paarl |
| Died | 1825 Farm Blaaukrantz, Somerset-East |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Spouse(s) | Susanna Sophia Jacobs |
| Children | 11 |
| Relatives | Casparus Jacobus Lötter |
Lineage
Matthias Lötter, Gold- and Silversmith from Augsburg, Germany, arrived at the Cape in December 1733, aboard the van Alsem with other Dutch East India tradesmen and soldiers.[1]
Early life
Christoffel was born into a family of well-known master Gold and Silversmiths from Augsburg whom had worked in Amsterdam during the Dutch Golden Age. Unlike his brothers, Johannes Casparus and Willem Godfried, whom became Silversmiths at the Cape, Christoffel became a livestock farmer, trekking between the Cape and as far as Somerset East on the Cape Frontier.
Family life
Christoffel and his wife of French Huguenot descend had 11 children.
Military
Commando during First, Second and Third Xhosa wars.
Government
When the British annexed the Cape in 1795 he represented the community in negotiations for a peaceful takeover of the local government.
1810 “Heemraad” in Uitenhage district council.