William Benbow Humphreys

**William Benbow Humphreys** (1889-1965), Onye isi obodo na Kimberley, Onye otu Cape Provincial Council, na onye otu nzuko omeiwu (maka Beaconsfield na emesia maka Kimberley), bụ onye malitere William Humphreys Art Gallery na Kimberley. Ọ ghọrọ, na 1961, onye nnata nke abụọ nke nnwere onwe nke Obodo Kimberley. A mụrụ Humphreys na Oudtshoorn na 5 Eprel 1889 wee nwụọ na Kimberley na 25 Julaị 1965. 

## Ndụ mbido
Mgbe amuru ya na Oudtshoorn, mmekorita ndu ndu Humphreys na Kimberley malitere mgbe, mgbe o di obere onwa 6, ya na ezi na ulo ya gara obodo ahu (emesia ka o buru obodo). Ọ gụrụ akwụkwọ na Kimberley Boys' High School, matriculating ebe ahụ na 1908. 

Humphreys mechara gụchaa na Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute, Stellenbosch, ma mesịa gbasoo ọdịmma ugbo na mpaghara Campbell ọdịda anyanwụ nke Kimberley. Humphreys sokwa nna ya, SB Humphreys rụkọọ ọrụ, onye bụ onye na-ere ahịa n'ozuzu ma mepụta onye ahịa na Giddy Street, Kimberley.

Na 1910 ọ lụrụ Maude Elizabeth Searle, a mụrụ na 1890 na Blanco dị nso na George, ma onye, dị ka Humphreys n'onwe ya, gara Kimberley mgbe ọ dị obere. Ha mụrụ ụmụ isii: Dulcie, Aubrey, Basil, Margery, Elaine na Winsome.

## Ọrụ ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị
Ọrụ ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị Humphreys malitere na nhoputa ya na Kansụl Obodo Kimberley na 1917, ma mee ka afọ iri gachara na ọ ghọrọ onye otu kansụl Cape Provincial. N'otu afọ ahụ, 1927, ọ lara ezumike nká n'azụmahịa ezinụlọ iji nweta ọdịmma ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị ya. Afọ abụọ ka e mesịrị, a họpụtara ya ka ọ bụrụ onye nnọchiteanya nke Beaconsfield, otu n'ime mpaghara Kimberley, mgbe Sir David Harris lara ezumike nká.

Na 1933 eweghachiri ya n'oche Beaconsfield n'enweghi mmegide, dika onye ndoro-ndoro ochichi nke South African Party . Ọkachamara ya n'asụsụ Bekee na Afrịka bụ uru dị iche na mpaghara nwere nnukwu ihe mejupụtara obodo na ime obodo, ndị na-asụ bekee na-achị na mpaghara mbụ yana ndị na-asụ Afrịka na nke ikpeazụ.

## Onye na-anakọta ihe osise na ntọala nke William Humphreys Art Gallery
E wezụga nzuko omeiwu, Humphreys gbasoro ọdịmma ndị ọzọ. Ọ nọdụrụ na bọọdụ ụlọ akwụkwọ Kimberley, dịka ọmụmaatụ, site na 1921 ruo 1930. N'ọkwa nke onwe, ọ gara n'ihu n'ịrụ ọrụ ugbo, na-azụ atụrụ ndị Peshia a na-achịcha ọcha, na-etinyekwu oge na nke a mgbe ọ lara ezumike nká na ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị.

Otú ọ dị, karịsịa, mmasị ya na nkà na-ewe oge ya, na-eme ka nchịkọta na-adọrọ adọrọ, na-abawanye n'oge njem na-aga Europe ugboro ugboro mgbe ọ zụtara eserese, ihe ọkpụkpụ, ngwá ụlọ ochie na objets d'art. Ụlọ ya, Benbow Lodge na 46 Carrington Road Kimberley, gụnyere ụlọ ngosi ihe eji eme ihe, jupụtara na akụ ndị a, nke oke ya bụ nke ụlọ akwụkwọ Dutch na Flemish nke narị afọ nke 17.

Na 1948 Humphreys nyere ndị Kimberley na Northern Cape akụkụ akụkụ nke nnukwu mkpokọta ya n'ịtụle ogologo oge mmekọrịta ya na ndụ ọha na eze nke ugwu Cape na ọchịchọ ya imezu ọdịmma nke mpaghara ahụ. Nchịkọta a, nke a maara dị ka Humphreys' Bequest, nke nwere nhọrọ nke eserese ndị Europe na ndị Britain, arịa ụlọ na mbipụta nke oge ochie nke ihe ọkpụkpụ oge ochie, bụ nke e debere na Northern Cape Technical College. Usoro nke onyinye ahụ kwuru na a ga-ewu ụlọ ngosi ihe kwesịrị ekwesị ka ọ bụrụ ebe obibi na-adịgide adịgide maka mkpokọta ahụ, yana Humphreys na-enyekwa nnukwu onyinye maka ụgwọ ụlọ.

Na 5 June 1952 Humphreys tọrọ ntọala nke osisi osisi nke na-aza aha ya taa. Ọnwa isii ka e mesịrị, Mazị Harry Oppenheimer meghere ihe ngosi ahụ. Humphreys jere ozi dị ka onye nlekọta, odeakwụkwọ, onye nlekọta na ihe ọ bụla ọzọ n'oge mmalite nke akụkọ ihe mere eme osisi.

## Nnwere onwe nke Obodo Kimberley
N'afọ sochirinụ Humphreys enyewo ya nnwere onwe nke Obodo na nnabata nke ihe niile o meworo maka Kimberley na Northern Cape, n'ọtụtụ akụkụ, malite na ndọrọ ndọrọ ọchịchị ruo na nka. Ememe a mere na Council Chamber na 14 Septemba 1961. Maazị Graham Eden kwuru na ọ bụghị maka mbọ Humphreys, "ọchịchọ nke oke mpaghara a nke ugwu Cape agaghị ahụ ìhè ụbọchị na nzuko omeiwu." 

## Olili ozu obodo
Mgbe ọ nwụsịrị na 25 Julaị 1965, olili ozu obodo mere na Newton Dutch Reformed Church . Ezinụlọ Humphreys nwere njikọ chiri anya na ya, nne William Humphreys nyere elekere ihu anọ na mgbịrịgba na ụlọ elu ahụ. Humphreys nyere onwe ya otu efere nchịkọta. Ọ bụ Revd W Fullard duziri ọrụ a. Onye ndu obodo India, Mr GW Naidoo chetara na Mr Humphreys "bụ onye na-adị ngwa ịghọta ihe isi ike ndị ọzọ na-enwe (ma na-arụ ọrụ maka ọdịmma nke ndị Colored na ndị India obodo ahụ). Ọ hụrụ ndị ogbenye n'anya ma na-ejere ndị ya ozi. obi nwere nghọta." 

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