Saul Solomon
Subtitle: "the member for Cape Town."
Publisher: Oxford Univ. Press
Published: 1948
Place of publication: Cape Town
Language: eng
Number of pages: 362
Subjects: Solomon, Saul, 1817-1892.
First sentence: 'It  will be remembered by those who took an interest on political matters in 1854, that I was the first man to give my sentiments in favour of South African Federation.  It was one of my dreams, maybe, of a distant future, and I still indulge in that dream and that Confederation, which I said I hoped would form the United States of Africa.'  It was Saul Solomon, memeber of the egislative Assembly, who uttered this reminder during the Extraordinary Session of the Cape Parliament held in November 1857; and the spacious prophecy was in striking contrast to the physical appearance of the man who spoke it.  Saul Solomon was a remarkably small man.
Description: A biography of Saul Solomon written by his son William Ewart Gladstone Solomon.  Saul Solomon (b. St. Helena May 25, 1817; d. Oct. 16, 1892), the leader of the Liberal party, has been called the "Cape Disraeli." He several times declined the premiership and was invited into the first responsible ministry, formed by Sir John Molteno.
Notes: Includes index.