Denis Gem Shepstone

Denis Gem Shepstone KStJ (7 February 1888 – 30 June 1966) was a South African politician.

Born in Durban, the grandson of Sir Theophilus Shepstone,^[1] Shepstone studied law at Natal University College, obtaining the Natal Law Certificate in 1911.^[2] Shepstone served as Administrator of Natal Province from February 1948 to May 1958. He was appointed the first Chancellor of the University of Natal in 1949, a position he held until his death.^[3]

He was a member of the Senate of the Union of South Africa and a South African delegate to the General Assembly of the United Nations.^[1] In 1959 he was appointed a Knight of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem by Queen Elizabeth II.^[4] Also in 1959, he received an honorary LLD from the University of Natal.^[5]

Denis Shepstone died on 30 June 1966, aged 78, in Pietermaritzburg.^[6]

References

1. "The Hiltonian (February 1967)". Archived from the original on 22 January 2017. Retrieved 15 September 2016.
2. The Faculty of Law, university of Natal: Two in one by JRL Milton and DJ McQuoid-Mason
3. A short history of the University of Natal by Allan Jackson
4. The London Gazette (13 January 1959)
5. University of KwaZulu-Natal Honorary Graduates
6. Denis Gem (Hon) Shepstone at 1820settlers.com