Jan Hendrik Hofmeyr was a politician in the Cape Colony. He was affectionately known as Onze Jan, "our Jan" in Dutch. Wikipedia
Born: July 4, 1845, Cape Town, South Africa
Died: October 11, 1909 (age 64 years), Westminster, London, United Kingdom
Education: South African College
Party: Afrikaner Bond
Prime Minister: Thomas Charles Scanlen