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Sir James Molteno | |
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![]() Molteno as Parliamentary Speaker. | |
Speaker of the Cape House of Assembly | |
In office 1908–1910 | |
Monarch | Edward VII |
Prime Minister | John X. Merriman |
Preceded by | Sir William Bisset Berry |
Succeeded by | Office ended with Union |
1st Speaker of the South African National Assembly | |
In office 1910–1915 | |
Monarch | George V |
Prime Minister | Louis Botha |
Preceded by | Position Established |
Succeeded by | Joel Krige |
Personal details | |
Born | 5 January 1865 Cape Town, Cape Colony |
Died | 16 September 1936 London, United Kingdom |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Profession | Barrister, Speaker of Parliament |
Sir James Molteno (5 January 1865 – 16 September 1936), was an influential barrister and parliamentarian of South Africa.
Rising to prominence as an unconventional anti-imperialist, he was briefly opposition leader, before becoming parliamentary Speaker.[1]
He was the last Speaker for the Parliament of the Cape Colony, and the first Speaker of Parliament of South Africa.[2]