State President of the Orange Free State
This is a list of State Presidents of the Orange Free State.
| State President of the Orange Free State
Staatspresident van de Oranje Vrijstaat | |
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| Style | His Excellency |
| Formation | September 13, 1854 |
| First holder | Josias Philip Hoffman |
| Final holder | Martinus Theunis Steyn |
| Abolished | May 31, 1902 |
List
| Name (Birth–Death) |
Portrait | Tenure | Notes | |
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| State Presidents (1854–1902) | ||||
| 1 | Josias Philip Hoffman (1807–1879) |
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24 February 1854 – 10 February 1855 | President of the Provisional Government (until 29 March 1854) President of the Volksraad (until 15 April 1854) Acting State President (until 13 September 1854) State President (since 13 September 1854) |
| – | Jacobus Johannes Venter (1814–1889) |
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10 February 1855 – 27 August 1855 | Provisional State President (until 15 February 1855) Chairman of the Executive Committee (since 15 February 1855) |
| 2 | Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff (1808–1881) |
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27 August 1855 – 6 September 1859 | |
| – | Esaias Reynier Snijman | |
6 September 1859 – 8 February 1860 | Acting State President |
| 3 | Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (1819–1901) |
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8 February 1860 – 17 June 1863 | |
| – | Joseph Allison | |
18 March 1863 – 17 June 1863 | Acting State President Acting for absent Pretorius |
| – | Office vacant | |
17 June 1863 – 20 June 1863 | The office of State President was vacant between 17 June 1863 when the Volksraad accepted the resignation of Pretorius and 20 June 1863 when Venter was sworn in. |
| – | Jacobus Johannes Venter (1814–1889) |
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20 June 1863 – 2 February 1864 | Acting State President |
| 4 | Sir Johannes Henricus Brand, GCMG (1823–1888) |
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2 February 1864 – 14 July 1888 | Died in office. |
| – | Pieter Jeremias Blignaut (1841–1909) |
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14 July 1888 – 10 January 1889 | Chairman of the Executive Council (until 21 August 1888) Acting State President (since 21 August 1888) |
| 5 | Francis William Reitz (1844–1934) |
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10 January 1889 – 11 December 1895 | |
| – | Pieter Jeremias Blignaut (1841–1909) |
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11 December 1895 – 4 March 1896 | Acting State President |
| 6 | Martinus Theunis Steyn (1857–1916) |
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4 March 1896 – 31 May 1902 | |
| Second Boer War (11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902) | ||||
| – | Christiaan Rudolf de Wet (1854–1922) |
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29 May 1902 – 31 May 1902 | Acting State President Acting for Steyn |
| Post abolished with the Treaty of Vereeniging British annexation (Orange River Colony) | ||||
Last election
| Candidate | Votes | % |
|---|---|---|
| Martinus Theunis Steyn | 6,877 | 83.4 |
| John G. Fraser | 1,367 | 16.6 |
| Total | 8,244 | 100 |
| Source: South African History Online | ||
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