Sir David Graaff, 1st Baronet, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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1st Baronet
Date of Birth: 30-Mar-1859
Place of Birth: Villiersdorp, Western Cape, South Africa
Date of Death: 13-Apr-1931
Profession: politician
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Sir David Graaff, 1st Baronet
- Sir David Pieter de Villiers Graaff, 1st Baronet (30 March 1859 – 13 April 1931) was a South African cold storage magnate and politician.
- Graaff revolutionized the cold storage industry in Africa.
- He founded the Imperial Cold Storage and Supply Company in 1899, and aggressively ran it until he left to serve in government.
- Graaff grew the company into one of the largest in Africa.
- Graaff's wealth soared, at the turn of the century.
- During World War I he personally part financed the South African war effort and for this he was knighted as well as for services at the Paris Peace Conference 1919.
- He was known as "The Octopus" as he had a hand in so many businesses.
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