John Xavier Merriman (85), SA statesman and prime minister of the Cape Colony, dies in Stellenbosch.

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South African History Online. (2012, July 27). John Xavier Merriman (85), SA statesman and prime minister of the Cape Colony, dies in Stellenbosch.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089201

South African History Online (2012) 'John Xavier Merriman (85), SA statesman and prime minister of the Cape Colony, dies in Stellenbosch.', South African History Online, 27 July. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089201 (Accessed: 24 September 2026).

South African History Online, John Xavier Merriman (85), SA statesman and prime minister of the Cape Colony, dies in Stellenbosch. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089201, (accessed 24 September 2026).

"John Xavier Merriman (85), SA statesman and prime minister of the Cape Colony, dies in Stellenbosch.." South African History Online, 27 July 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089201. Accessed 24 Sept. 2026.

South African History Online. "John Xavier Merriman (85), SA statesman and prime minister of the Cape Colony, dies in Stellenbosch.." South African History Online. July 27, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0089201.