N A T A L - OUTSTANDING PERSONALITIES

Lukas J Meyer 1846-1902
President of Nieuwe Republierk (Vryheid)

GM Rudolph 1828-1906
Ladysmith magistrate and envoy of the Natal Colonial Government

Theo Shepstone 1817-93
Diplomatic Agent for the Native Tribes, Natal Secretary for Native Affairs, 1856-77
Influential adviser to colonial and British politicians.

John Hathorn 1811-72
First auditor of colonial government 1851-55
Arrived by Byrne ship Henrietta 1850.

Dr William Stanger 1811-54
First surveyor-general of Natal 1845-54
His lithographed map of the colony was used by emigration promoters.

Dr PC Sutherland 1822-1900
Geologist, Arctic explorer, succeeded Stanger as surveyor-general.

James Allison 1802-75
Wesleyan missionary, founder of Edendale and adjacent Georgetown missions.

Sir H Evelyn Wood 1838-1919
British soldier with wide experience of Natal, for which he had great regard.

Sir Marshall Campbell 1848-1917
A Byrne settler as a child, later a wealthy sugar industrialist.

RJ Garden
A Captain of the 45th Regiment in Natal.
Kept a diary in which he recorded his impressions of many parts of the Colony.
An outstanding painter in water colours of Natal scenes.

Sir J Liege Hulett 1838-1928
'King' of the Natal North Coast tea and sugar industries.

Joseph Henderson 1825-99
Merchant, Banker, financier, politician.
Accompanied Theophilus Shepstone as adviser to the Transvaal 1877.

Harriette and Agnes Colenso
Daughters of Bishop JW Colenso, passionate advocates of Zulu welfare.