John Fairbairn (educator)
John Fairbairn (9 April 1794 – 5 October 1864) was a newspaper proprietor, educator, financier and politician of the Cape Colony.
John Fairbairn | |
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| Born | 9 April 1794 Roxburghshire, Scotland |
| Died | 5 October 1864 (aged 70) Cape Town, Cape Colony |
| Occupation | Teacher, newspaper proprietor, politician and financier |
According to the Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, "The embryo of the State education system we know today, trial by jury, the principle of the mutual life assurance company – all these were fruits of his endeavours at the Cape".
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