Complex sentence: It was completed in May 1881, and named after a local entrepreneur and farmer John Molteno who was instrumental in the area's upliftment and development in the 1800s, represented the region in parliament and went on to become the Cape's first Prime Minister.
Split into simpler sentences: It was completed in May 1881, and named after a local entrepreneur and farmer John Molteno who was instrumental in the area's upliftment and development in the 1800s. He also represented the region in parliament and went on to become the Cape's first Prime Minister.