John Gordon Sprigg Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for John Gordon Sprigg, based on 4 World History Database records associated with South Africa.

4 records1873–19002 events0 places

Chronological biography

1873

Election1873

Government / Government of South Africa · Prime Minister of South Africa

Elected member of the Cape Parliament for East London

1878

Prime Minister of South Africa8 May 1878

Government / Government of South Africa · Prime Minister of South Africa

Appointed Prime Minister of the Cape Colony, 1st term

1886

Prime Minister of South Africa25 November 1886

Government / Government of South Africa · Prime Minister of South Africa

Appointed Prime Minister of the Cape Colony, 2nd term

1900

Prime Minister of South AfricaJune 1900

Government / Government of South Africa · Prime Minister of South Africa

Appointed Prime Minister for the fourth and last time in June 1900, when William Philip Schreiner is forced to resign because of his anti-war stance

Titles and roles

Prime Minister of South Africa

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.