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

Updated: 27 Jul 2012

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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-0089202

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-0089202 (Accessed: 5 October 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-0089202, (accessed 5 October 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-0089202. Accessed 5 Oct. 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-0089202.

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