Sir David Graaff

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Baronet
gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate 1859-03-30
gptkbp:birthName David Pieter de Villiers Graaff
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Villiersdorp,_Cape_Colony
gptkbp:child gptkb:De_Villiers_Graaff
gptkbp:deathDate 1931-04-13
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Cape_Town,_South_Africa
gptkbp:honor Baronetcy (1911)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Sir David Graaff
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:Union_Parliament_of_South_Africa
gptkb:House_of_Assembly_of_the_Cape_Colony
gptkbp:nationality gptkb:South_African
gptkbp:notableFor expanding the family business, Imperial Cold Storage and Supply Company
modernizing Cape Town's infrastructure
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:philanthropist
businessman
politician
gptkbp:parent Anna Elizabeth de Villiers
Pieter Graaff
gptkbp:philanthropy donated land for De Villiers Graaff High School
supported various Cape Town charities
gptkbp:positionHeld Mayor of Cape Town
Minister of Public Works, Posts and Telegraphs
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Dutch_Reformed_Church
gptkbp:restingPlace Maitland Cemetery, Cape Town
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Ena_van_der_Byl
gptkbp:termEnd Mayor of Cape Town, 1892
gptkbp:termStart Mayor of Cape Town, 1891
gptkbp:title 1st Baronet Graaff
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Statue_of_Sir_David_Graaff
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7