Graaff baronets
The Graaff Baronetcy, of Cape Town in the Cape of Good Hope Province of the Union of South Africa, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom.[1] It was created on 6 February 1911 for the South African businessman and politician David Pieter de Villiers Graaff. His son, the second Baronet, was also a politician and served as Leader of the United Party between 1956 and 1977.
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Sir David Graaff, 1st Baronet, as Mayor of Cape Town
The baronetcy is one of twelve conferred on South Africans between 1841 and 1924.
Graaff baronets, of Cape Town (1911)
- Sir David Pieter de Villiers Graaff, 1st Baronet (1859–1931)
- Sir De Villiers "Div" Graaff, 2nd Baronet (1913–1999)
- Sir David de Villiers Graaff, 3rd Baronet (1940–2015)
- Sir De Villiers Graaff, 4th Baronet (born 1970)
The heir presumptive is the present holder's brother Robert Graaff (born 1974).
Other Graaffs
- Jacobus Arnoldus Graaff (1863–1927): Sir David Graaff, 1st Baronet's younger brother and business partner. Jacobus was also an influential politician and government minister.
- Johannes de Villiers Graaff (1928–2015): Sir David Graaff, 1st Baronet's youngest son and noted South African welfare economist.
See also
Notes
- "No. 28509". The London Gazette. 30 June 1911. p. 4833.
References
- Kidd, Charles, Williamson, David (editors). Debrett's Peerage and Baronetage (1990 edition). New York: St Martin's Press, 1990,
- Leigh Rayment's list of baronets
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