Thomas Upington Politician

Sir Thomas Upington KCMG (1844–1898), born in Cork, Ireland, was an administrator and politician of the Cape Colony.He was briefly Prime Minister of the Cape Colony, between 1884 and 1886, during a period of extreme turbulence in the Cape's history.The town of Upington in the Northern Cape is named after him, as was the short-lived Boer republic of Upingtonia.

Personal facts

Birth date	October 28, 1844
Birth place	County Cork , Mallow County Cork , United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Nationality	Anglo-Irish people
Date of death	December 10, 1898
Place of death	Cape Colony , Wynberg Cape Town
Education	Trinity College Dublin