Title: Sir David Pieter De Villiers Graaff
Description: Tells the unique life story of Sir David Graaff who grew up as a poor child in Villiersdorp but was taken to Cape Town to work at a family friend's butchery. Within a few years, David was not only in charge of the butchery, but was the first person to use refrigerated storage facilities for meat in South Africa. This led to the building of a business empire that made him a millionaire. He went on to have a colourful life and played a role in many South African milestones. He helped create Roggebaai by filling in the harbour with construction rubble, he entered politics to become mayor of Cape Town and brought streetlights to the town, was a Member of Parliament from 1891 to 1897 and again from 1908 to 1920, expanded his business empire by providing meat to the British during the Anglo-Boer War and bought the wine farm De Grendel.
Subjects: Politicians, Businessmen, Biography, Mayors
Places: South Africa
People: David Pieter de Villiers Graaff Sir (1859-1931)