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: 20 August 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 20 August 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 20 Aug. 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.