South African Republic: Chairmen of the Volksraad: 1845-1849 Terms of offices correspond to the dates of sessions of the Volksraad except for *) corresponding to the dates of meetings of a standing committee (Commissie Raad) during the recess of the Volksraad, and **) corresponding to the dates of the sessions of the Provisional Volksraad (Provisionele Volksraad). Voorzitter (President) van den Volksraad | Chairman (President) of the Volksraad 1 Aug 1845 - 1 Aug 1845 Casper Jan Hendrik Kruger 26 Sep 1845 - 8 Oct 1845 Casper Jan Hendrik Kruger (x) 11 Dec 1845 - 11 Dec 1845 Johannes Gerhardus Stephanus Bronkhorst 20 Jan 1846 - 22 Jan 1846 Johannes Hermanus Grobler (Grobbelaar) 27 Jan 1846 - 27 Jan 1846 Andries Hendrik Potgieter * 23 Feb 1846 - 23 Feb 1846 no presiding officer recorded ** [1] 28 Feb 1846 - 28 Feb 1846 Johannes Gerhardus Stephanus Bronkhorst (x) 17 Mar 1846 - 19 Mar 1846 Johannes Hermanus Grobler (Grobbelaar) (x) 13 Apr 1846 - 20 Apr 1846 Andries Hendrik Potgieter (x) 4 May 1846 - 4 May 1846 Andries Hendrik Potgieter (x) ** 15 May 1846 - 16 May 1846 Andries Hendrik Potgieter (x) 8 Jun 1846 - 8 Jun 1846 Johannes Gerhardus Stephanus Bronkhorst (x) 1 Sep 1846 - 1 Sep 1846 Johannes Hermanus Grobler (Grobbelaar) (x) 5 Nov 1846 - 5 Nov 1846 JJP (Joachim) Prinsloo 10 Dec 1846 - 4 Jan 1847 Johannes Christiaan Klopper (aka CIP Klopper) 10 Feb 1847 - 10 Feb 1847 Johannes Christiaan Klopper (aka CIP Klopper) (x) 12 Mar 1847 - 12 Mar 1847 Johannes Hermanus Grobler (Grobbelaar) (x) 16 Mar 1847 - 16 Mar 1847 Johannes Christiaan Klopper (aka CIP Klopper) (x) 29 Apr 1847 - 29 Apr 1847 Jan Frans Schutte * 5 May 1847 - 5 May 1847 Johannes Christiaan Klopper (aka CIP Klopper) (x) ** 14 May 1847 - 14 May 1847 JJP (Joachim) Prinsloo (x) ** 17 Jun 1847 - 17 Jun 1847 Johannes Hermanus Grobler (Grobbelaar) (x) 21 Jun 1847 - 21 Jun 1847 Johannes van Renseburg [2] 22 Jun 1847 - 22 Jun 1847 no presiding officer recorded 3 Nov 1847 - 4 Nov 1847 LJ (Louw) Erasmus [3] 15 Dec 1847 - 16 Dec 1847 Jan Frans Schutte (x) 2 Feb 1848 -3 Feb 1848 no presiding officer recorded [4] 29 Feb 1848 - 29 Feb 1848 no presiding officer recorded 4 Apr 1848 - 4 Apr 1848 Johannes Hermanus Grobler (Grobbelaar) (x) 20 Apr 1848 - 21 Apr 1848 Johannes Hermanus Grobler (Grobbelaar) (x) 20 Sep 1848 - 20 Sep 1848 no presiding officer recorded [5] 6 Oct 1848 - 7 Oct 1848 no presiding officer recorded 6 Dec 1848 - 7 Dec 1848 no presiding officer recorded 7 Feb 1849 - 7 Feb 1849 no presiding officer recorded 7 Mar 1849 - 8 Mar 1849 Jacob de Clercq (or Jacob le Clercq) (x) 3 Apr 1849 - 3 Apr 1849 no presiding officer recorded [1] Johannes Gerhardus Stephanus Bronkhorst is named first in [Notule van die Volksraad]. [2] Possibly JB, JC, JJ, JL, JN, JW van Renseburg. [3] Possibly LA, LR Erasmus. [4] Jacob de Clercq (or Jacob de Clercq) is named first in [Notule van die Volksraad]. [5] JH Grobler is named first in [Notule van die Volksraad]. Last updated on: 17 Nov 2021 08:34:48