William Philip Schreiner

William Philip Schreiner (born Aug. 30, 1857, Wittebergen, Cape Colony [now in South Africa]—died June 28, 1919, Llandrindod Wells, Radnor, Wales) was a Southern African politician who was prime minister of Cape Colony at the outbreak of the South African War (1899–1902); he was the younger brother of author and political activist Olive Schreiner. A moderate politician, he tried to prevent the war and later was a champion of African civil rights. Schreiner became a...