James Percy FitzPatrick, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetJames Percy FitzPatrick
South African businessman and writer
Date of Birth: 24-Jul-1862
Place of Birth: King William's Town, Eastern Cape, South Africa
Date of Death: 24-Jan-1931
Profession: writer, businessperson, politician, children's writer
Nationality: South Africa
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About James Percy FitzPatrick
- Sir James Percy FitzPatrick, (24 July 1862 – 24 January 1931), known as Percy FitzPatrick, was a South African author, politician, mining financier and pioneer of the fruit industry.
- He authored the classic children's book, Jock of the Bushveld (1907).
- As a politician, he defended British Imperial interests before and during the Anglo-Boer War.
- FitzPatrick is responsible for the creation of the two minute silence observed on Armistice Day.
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