Facts: - death place: cape town , south africa - caption: john an mp molteno , jnr . in later life as - party: independent - death date: 23 march 1924 - birth date: 4 march 1860 - name: john molteno - nationality: south african - image: john molteno jnr - cape parliamentarian sa.jpg - birth place: beaufort west , south africa - occupation: politician , farmer Based on these bullet points, write a short biography describing the life of john charles molteno , jr. . .
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john charles molteno , jr. -lrb- 4 march 1860 -- 23 march 1924 -rrb- m.l.a. , was a south african exporter and member of parliament .he was a prominent anti-imperialist of the cape colony , and a denouncer of british policies which led to the boer war , chairing the south africa conciliation committee in cape town .he was also a supporter of expanded civil rights for black africans , and recognised , very early on , the need for them to play a leading role in south africa 's political future .