John Fairbairn (educator), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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South African politician
Date of Birth: 09-Apr-1794
Place of Birth: Scotland, United Kingdom
Date of Death: 05-Oct-1864
Profession: businessperson
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About John Fairbairn (educator)
- John Fairbairn (9 April 1794 – 5 October 1864) was a newspaper proprietor, educator, financier and politician of the Cape Colony. According to the Standard Encyclopaedia of Southern Africa, “The embryo of the State education system we know today, trial by jury, the principle of the mutual life assurance company – all these were fruits of his endeavours at the Cape”.
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