Jan Brand
| Johannes Henricus Brand | |
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| 4th State President of the Orange Free State | |
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In office 2 February 1864 – 14 July 1888 |
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| Preceded by | M.W. Pretorius |
| Succeeded by | F.W. Reitz |
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| Born |
6 December 1823 Cape Town, Cape Colony |
| Died | 14 July 1888 (aged 64) Bloemfontein, Orange Free State |
| Spouse(s) | Johanna Zastron |
| Children | 11 |
| Alma mater | South African College, Leiden University |
| Occupation | lawyer, university professor |
| Religion | Dutch Reformed |
Sir Johannes Henricus Brand, GCMG (popularly known as Jan Brand and sometimes as John Henry Brand) (6 December 1823, Cape Town – 14 July 1888, Bloemfontein) was a South African lawyer and politician, and the fourth state president of the Orange Free State, from 2 February 1864 until his death in 1888. He was the son of Sir Christoffel Joseph Brand (1797-1875), speaker of the Cape legislative assembly, and Catharina Fredrica Küchler. Johannes Brand married in 1851 to Johanna Sibella Zastron, a daughter of the Registrar of Deeds in Cape Town. The couple had 8 sons and 3 daughters.
Johannes Brand was born in Cape Town, and was educated at the South African College in that city. Continuing his studies at Leiden in the Netherlands, he took the degree of D.C.L. in 1845. He continued his law studies in Britain and was called to the English bar at the Inner Temple in 1849.
After his return to South Africa Brand settled in Cape Town, where he practised as an advocate in the Supreme Court of the Cape of Good Hope until 1863. In 1858 Brand was appointed professor of law in the South African College. As a young Member of the Cape Parliament, he became a keen supporter of John Molteno's "Responsible Government" movement, which advocated greater independence from Britain. However, finding its principles too moderate, he decided to emigrate to the Orange Free State, in solidarity with its strong republican ideals.
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