About Colin Fraser Steyn
Lived 1887 – 1959 (aged 71). Colin Fraser Steyn was a South African politician and lawyer.
Colin Fraser Steyn (27 November 1887 – 23 April 1959) was a lawyer and a politician in South Africa. He served as a member in the House of Assembly, senator, and cabinet minister in the government of Jan Smuts.
Early life He was born on 27 November 1887 in Bloemfontein in the Orange Free State, the son of Marthinus Theunis Steyn, who was the President of the Orange Free State from 1896 till 1902. from 1939 till 1945, and then served as Minister of Employment from 1946 till 1948, in the United Party government of Prime Minister Jan Smuts.
In 1953, he left the House of Assembly for the senate, where he was served as senator for the United Party in Natal until 1956. He resigned from parliament in 1955, due to health problems.
Steyn died on 23 April 1959.
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Who was Colin Fraser Steyn?
South African lawyer
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Colin Fraser Steyn was born on 27 November 1887 in Bloemfontein.
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Colin Fraser Steyn died on 23 April 1959 in Bloemfontein.
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Colin Fraser Steyn was a politician and lawyer.
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Colin Fraser Steyn was South African.
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