John X Merriman, future prime minister of the Cape Colony, is born in Somerset, England.

Updated: 30 Sep 2019

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01Potgieter, D.J. et al. (eds)(1970). Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, Cape Town: NASOU, v. 7, p. 339

Last updated · 30 Sep 2019

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South African History Online. (2012, March 12). John X Merriman, future prime minister of the Cape Colony, is born in Somerset, England.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076811

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"John X Merriman, future prime minister of the Cape Colony, is born in Somerset, England.." South African History Online, 12 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076811. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

South African History Online. "John X Merriman, future prime minister of the Cape Colony, is born in Somerset, England.." South African History Online. March 12, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076811.