State Attorney of the Transvaal
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The State Attorney of the Transvaal was the principal legal officer of the Transvaal, or, as it was also known, the South African Republic
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South African Republic
The South African Republic , often informally known as the Transvaal Republic, was an independent Boer-ruled country in Southern Africa during the second half of the 19th century. Not to be confused with the present-day Republic of South Africa, it occupied the area later known as the South African...
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| Tenure | State Attorney | Notes |
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| 1884–1888 | Willem Johannes Leyds | |
| 1888?–1894 | ? Burgers | |
| 1894–1895 | Ewald Auguste Esselen | |
| 1895–1898 | Hermanus Jacob Coster | |
| 1898–1902 | Jan Christiaan Smuts Jan Smuts Jan Christiaan Smuts, OM, CH, ED, KC, FRS, PC was a prominent South African and British Commonwealth statesman, military leader and philosopher. In addition to holding various cabinet posts, he served as Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa from 1919 until 1924 and from 1939 until 1948... |