Andries Stockenström [SEP] date of death
Andries Stockenström
Sir Andries Stockenström, 1st Baronet, (6 July 1792 in Cape Town – 16 March 1864 in London) was lieutenant governor of British Kaffraria from 13 September 1836 to 9 August 1838.
His efforts in restraining colonists from moving into Xhosa lands served to make him immensely unpopular among the British settlers of the frontier. As a historical figure, he long remained controversial in South Africa for supposedly hindering colonisation, and pro-imperialist histories have traditionally vilified him. However his relatively far-sighted and respectful policies
Stockenström baronets
The Stockenström Baronetcy, of Maas Ström in the Cape of Good Hope, was a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. It was created on 29 April 1840 for Andries Stockenström, Lieutenant-Governor of British Kaffraria between 1836 and 1838. The title became extinct on the death of the fourth Baronet in 1957.
Stockenström baronets, of Maas Ström (1840).
- Sir Andries Stockenstrom, 1st Baronet (1792–1864)
- Sir Gysbert Henry Stockenstrom, 2nd Baronet (1841–1912)
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