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State President of the Orange Free State

Head of state of the Orange Free State

Field	Value
post	State President
body	the Orange Free State
native_name	Staatspresident van de Oranje Vrijstaat
insignia	Coat of arms of the Orange Free State.svg
insigniasize	140px
insigniacaption	Arms of the Orange Free State
image	Johannes Brand00.jpg
imagesize	140px
imagecaption	**Longest serving
Johannes Brand**
2 February 1864–14 July 1888
style	His Excellency
residence	Old Presidency, Bloemfontein
termlength	5 years, renewable
formation	13 September 1854
first	Josias Philip Hoffman
last	Martinus Theunis Steyn
abolished	31 May 1902

Johannes Brand** 2 February 1864–14 July 1888 The state president of the Orange Free State had the executive authority in the Orange Free State. By the constitution of 1854, the president was elected by the Burghers, from a list of candidates nominated by the Volksraad for a term of five years. There was no limit on the number of re-elections.

List of officeholders

No.	Portrait	Name
(Birth–Death)	Term of office	Took office	Left office	Time in office
1	[[File:JPHoffman litho web.jpg	60px]]	Josias Philip Hoffman
(1807–1879)	24 February 1854	10 February 1855
–	[[File:JJ Koos Venter.png	60px]]	Jacobus Johannes Venter
(1814–1889)	10 February 1855	27 August 1855
2	[[File:JNBoshoff litho web.jpg	60px]]	Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff
(1808–1881)	27 August 1855	6 September 1859
–		Esaias Reynier Snijman
(1822–1884)
Acting	6 September 1859	8 February 1860
3	[[File:Marthinus Wessel Pretorius.jpg	60px]]	Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
(1819–1901)	8 February 1860	17 June 1863
–		Joseph Allison
Acting for absent Pretorius	18 March 1863	17 June 1863
Vacant (17 June – 20 June 1863)
–	[[File:JJ Koos Venter.png	60px]]	Jacobus Johannes Venter
(1814–1889)
Acting	20 June 1863	2 February 1864
4	[[File:Johannes Brand00.jpg	60px]]	Sir Johannes Henricus Brand, GCMG
(1823–1888)	2 February 1864	14 July 1888
–	[[File:PJBlignaut CHM VA1075.jpg	60px]]	Pieter Jeremias Blignaut
(1841–1909)	14 July 1888	10 January 1889
5	[[File:WFReitz CHM VA0957.jpg	60px]]	Francis William Reitz
(1844–1934)	10 January 1889	11 December 1895
–	[[File:PJBlignaut CHM VA1075.jpg	60px]]	Pieter Jeremias Blignaut
(1841–1909)
Acting	11 December 1895	4 March 1896
6	[[File:Marthinus Steyn, Orange Free State president.jpg	60px]]	Martinus Theunis Steyn
(1857–1916)	4 March 1896	31 May 1902
Second Boer War (11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902)
–	[[File:Christiaan de Wet2.jpg	60px]]	Christiaan Rudolf de Wet
(1854–1922)
Acting for Steyn	29 May 1902	31 May 1902
*Post abolished with the Treaty of Vereeniging
British annexation (Orange River Colony)*

Timeline

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bar:1 from: 24/02/1854 till: 10/02/1855 color:N text:"Josias Philip Hoffman" bar:2 from: 10/02/1855 till: 27/08/1855 color:N from: 20/06/1863 till: 02/02/1864 color:N text:"Jacobus Johannes Venter (acting)" bar:3 from: 27/08/1855 till: 06/09/1859 color:N text:"Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff" bar:4 from: 06/09/1859 till: 08/02/1860 color:N text:"Esaias Reynier Snijman (acting)" bar:5 from: 08/02/1860 till: 17/06/1863 color:N text:"Marthinus Wessel Pretorius" bar:6 from: 18/03/1863 till: 17/06/1863 color:N text:"Joseph Allison (acting for absent Pretorius)" bar:7 from: 02/02/1864 till: 14/07/1888 color:N text:"Johannes Henricus Brand" bar:8 from: 14/07/1888 till: 10/01/1889 color:N from: 11/12/1895 till: 04/03/1896 color:N text:"Pieter Jeremias Blignaut (acting)" bar:9 from: 10/01/1889 till: 11/12/1895 color:N text:"Francis William Reitz" bar:10 from: 04/03/1896 till: 31/05/1902 color:N text:"Martinus Theunis Steyn" bar:11 from: 11/10/1899 till: 31/05/1902 color:B text:"Second Boer War" bar:12 from: 29/05/1902 till: 31/05/1902 color:N text:"Christiaan Rudolf de Wet (acting for Steyn)"

Last election

Main article: 1896 Orange Free State presidential election

Notes

References

Sources

References

(1908). "History of South Africa Since September 1795". SWAN SONNENSCHEIN & CO..

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