State President of the Orange Free State

State President of the Orange Free State
Staatspresident van de Oranje Vrijstaat
Arms of the Orange Free State
Martinus Theunis Steyn, last State President of the Orange Free State
Style	His Excellency
Formation	13 September 1854
First holder	Josias Philip Hoffman
Final holder	Martinus Theunis Steyn
Abolished	31 May 1902

Residence of the State President.

This is a list of State Presidents of the Orange Free State.

List[]

Name (Birth–Death)		Portrait	Tenure	Notes
State Presidents (1854–1902)
1	Josias Philip Hoffman (1807–1879)		24 February 1854 – 10 February 1855	President of the Provisional Government (until 29 March 1854) President of the Volksraad (until 15 April 1854) Acting State President (until 13 September 1854) State President (since 13 September 1854)
–	Jacobus Johannes Venter (1814–1889)		10 February 1855 – 27 August 1855	Provisional State President (until 15 February 1855) Chairman of the Executive Committee (since 15 February 1855)
2	Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff (1808–1881)		27 August 1855 – 6 September 1859
–	Esaias Reynier Snijman		6 September 1859 – 8 February 1860	Acting State President
3	Marthinus Wessel Pretorius (1819–1901)		8 February 1860 – 17 June 1863
–	Joseph Allison		18 March 1863 – 17 June 1863	Acting State President Acting for absent Pretorius
–	Office vacant		17 June 1863 – 20 June 1863	The office of State President was vacant between 17 June 1863 when the Volksraad accepted the resignation of Pretorius and 20 June 1863 when Venter was sworn in.
–	Jacobus Johannes Venter (1814–1889)		20 June 1863 – 2 February 1864	Acting State President
4	Sir Johannes Henricus Brand, GCMG (1823–1888)		2 February 1864 – 14 July 1888	Died in office.
–	Pieter Jeremias Blignaut (1841–1909)		14 July 1888 – 10 January 1889	Chairman of the Executive Council (until 21 August 1888) Acting State President (since 21 August 1888)
5	Francis William Reitz (1844–1934)		10 January 1889 – 11 December 1895
–	Pieter Jeremias Blignaut (1841–1909)		11 December 1895 – 4 March 1896	Acting State President
6	Martinus Theunis Steyn (1857–1916)		4 March 1896 – 31 May 1902
Second Boer War (11 October 1899 – 31 May 1902)
–	Christiaan Rudolf de Wet (1854–1922)		29 May 1902 – 31 May 1902	Acting State President Acting for Steyn
Post abolished with the Treaty of Vereeniging British annexation (Orange River Colony)

Last election[]

See also[]

• State President of the South African Republic

External links[]

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• Archontology.org: Orange Free State: Heads of State: 1854–1902