Fairbridge was born in Cape Town, the son of recent and relatively affluent British settlers. His father was district surgeon, based in Uitenhage where Charles Aken grew up. In 1837, he was sent by his parents to England to finish his education. Upon his return to the Cape, he became a partner in the law firm Fairbridge, Arderne, and Lawton, with a particular focus on maritime law.
He married Sarah R. Anderson, the daughter of William George Anderson, one of the original directors of Old Mutual; in 1862 they settled in Sea Point, Cape Town.
Political careeredit
Fairbridge had entered the first Cape Parliament in 1854, representing Caledon District until 1858.[1]
He was involved in the establishment of the national museum. In 1874 he was requested to re-design the arms of the Cape Colony, and produced the emblem that was used by the Cape Province up until the late 20th century.
In 1874 he also returned to Parliament, this time as one of the members representing Cape Town. He was a strong opponent of the attempts by Lord Carnarvon in the late 1870s to enforce a British confederation on southern Africa.
Bibliophileedit
He was chiefly known as a book collector though, with an enormous library of considerable value. It was later donated to the South African Library.
Fairbridge died on 4 July 1893, after returning from a holiday in Tenerife.
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charles Aiken Fairbridge.
Referencesedit
^ ab. www.fairbridges.co.za. Archived from the original on 18 May 2012. Retrieved 6 June 2015.
April 16, 2024
charles, aken, fairbridge, 1824, 1893, cape, colony, book, collector, conservative, member, parliament, cape, good, hope, charles, fairbridge, portraitborn1824wynberg, cape, towndied4, july, 1893tenerife, canary, islandsoccupationsbook, collector, parliament, . Charles Aken Fairbridge 1824 1893 was a Cape Colony book collector and a conservative member of the Parliament of the Cape of Good Hope Charles Aken FairbridgeCharles A Fairbridge a portraitBorn1824Wynberg Cape TownDied4 July 1893Tenerife Canary IslandsOccupationsBook collector Parliament Lawyer 1 Contents 1 Early life 2 Political career 3 Bibliophile 4 ReferencesEarly life editFairbridge was born in Cape Town the son of recent and relatively affluent British settlers His father was district surgeon based in Uitenhage where Charles Aken grew up In 1837 he was sent by his parents to England to finish his education Upon his return to the Cape he became a partner in the law firm Fairbridge Arderne and Lawton with a particular focus on maritime law He married Sarah R Anderson the daughter of William George Anderson one of the original directors of Old Mutual in 1862 they settled in Sea Point Cape Town Political career editFairbridge had entered the first Cape Parliament in 1854 representing Caledon District until 1858 1 He was involved in the establishment of the national museum In 1874 he was requested to re design the arms of the Cape Colony and produced the emblem that was used by the Cape Province up until the late 20th century In 1874 he also returned to Parliament this time as one of the members representing Cape Town He was a strong opponent of the attempts by Lord Carnarvon in the late 1870s to enforce a British confederation on southern Africa Bibliophile editHe was chiefly known as a book collector though with an enormous library of considerable value It was later donated to the South African Library Fairbridge died on 4 July 1893 after returning from a holiday in Tenerife nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Charles Aiken Fairbridge References edit a b FAIRBRIDGES 200TH ANNIVERSARY www fairbridges co za Archived from the original on 18 May 2012 Retrieved 6 June 2015 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Charles Aken Fairbridge amp oldid 1212424868, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
