DE WAAL, Nicolaas Frederic: A Fine Sepia Photograph Showing De Waal Seated at His Desk Holding a Pen in His Right Hand

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DE WAAL, Nicolaas Frederic : A Fine Sepia Photograph Showing De Waal Seated at His Desk Holding a Pen in His Right Hand

Payne's Studios, Cape Town Ca. 1910-1920

Image size 160 210mm. Sir Nicolaas Frederic de Waal KCMG[1] (1853–1932) was the first Administrator of the Cape Province in South Africa. He was born in Rotterdam, Netherlands and arrived in South Africa in 1880 where he settled in Middelburg and opened a law practice. He became a leading figure in the Afrikaner Bond and in 1898 became a member of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope. In 1908 he became Colonial Secretary in the cabinet of John X. Merriman. After the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910, De Waal became the Administrator of the Cape Province until his retirement in 1926. As Administrator, he initiated the construction of a high-level road linking the city to the Southern Suburbs, known until 2017 as De Waal Drive. He also initiated the construction of Chapman's Peak Drive between Hout Bay and Noordhoek, a major engineering challenge.

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