John Charles Molteno

1860 - 1924  (63 years)

• Name	John Charles Molteno
  Nickname	Charlie
  Birth	4 Mar 1860	Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  Birth	5 Mar 1860	Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
  Gender	Male
  Residence	21 May 1899	Kenilworth, Eastern Cape, South Africa
  Residence	17 Jun 1908	Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa
  Death	23 Jan 1924	Sandown House, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa
  Notes	Eldest son of John Charles Molteno. At a very young age, Charlie became his father, Sir John Charles Molteno’s, secretary. In this role, he not only assisted him in his political duties as Prime Minister of the Cape Colony, but also increasingly looked after his diverse business interests. Following his father’s death in 1886, Charlie managed the main family farm at Nelspoort for many years in association with his cousin, H. A. Jackson. He decided to enter politics on his own account in 1894 and was elected to the Tembuland constituency in the Transkei. He continued as an M.P., with one short break, up to the formation of the Union of South Africa in 1910. He married in 1897 an American, Lucy Mitchell, whose family had close South African connections, and he and Lucy settled into their new home of Sandown in Rondebosch, about four miles from the centre of Cape Town, in 1899. They lived there for the rest of their lives together. Charlie died of pneumonia following a routine operation in 1924. His political contributions included opposition to the Boer War, and a growing recognition of the overriding importance of African South Africans playing a full role in Cape politics. On his death, Ons Land described him as ‘a man of firm principles and of earnest convictions. He was a man of character and a strong personality.’ For more about John Charles Molteno see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Charles_Molteno
  Person ID	I695	Gibbs Family Tree
  Last Modified	21 Jan 2018

  
  

  Father	John Charles Molteno, Sir,   b. 5 Jun 1814, London d. 1 Sep 1886, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (Age 72 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Maria Jarvis,   b. 20 Jan 1831, Western Cape, South Africa d. 8 Apr 1874, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (Age 43 years)
  Marriage	20 Oct 1851
  Family ID	F140	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Lucy Lindley Mitchell,   b. 4 Jun 1874, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France d. 16 Oct 1969, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (Age 95 years)
  Marriage	23 Dec 1897	Lakewood, New Jersey, USA
  Children	1. Lucy Blair Mitchell Molteno,   b. 16 Feb 1899, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa d. 20 Feb 1983, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (Age 84 years)   2. Caroline Molteno,   b. 6 Oct 1901, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa d. 19 Nov 1989, Mowbray, Western Cape, South Africa (Age 88 years)   3. John Charles Molteno,   b. 13 Jul 1905, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa d. 1 Sep 1971, Elgin, Western Cape, South Africa (Age 66 years)   4. Christopher Jarvis 'Peter' Molteno,   b. 19 Dec 1907, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa d. 18 Feb 2000, Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa (Age 92 years)   5. Elizabeth Virginia Molteno,   b. 23 Dec 1911, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa d. Jul 2003, Oxfordshire (Age 91 years)
  Family ID	F217	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2017

  
  

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  Birth - 4 Mar 1860 - Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Birth - 5 Mar 1860 - Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Marriage - 23 Dec 1897 - Lakewood, New Jersey, USA Residence - 21 May 1899 - Kenilworth, Eastern Cape, South Africa Residence - 17 Jun 1908 - Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa Death - 23 Jan 1924 - Sandown House, Rondebosch, Cape Town, South Africa  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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