Charles Aken Fairbridge
1824–93
British-born South African lawyer, politician, and book collector. Moved to Cape Colony in 1825. Senior partner in a successful Cape Town law firm from 1855. Member of the first Cape Colony legislative assembly representing Caledon, 1854–5; member for Cape Town, 1874. Supported the Cape Colony prime minister, John Charles Molteno, in his opposition to enforced South African confederation. Proposed the establishment of a national museum in 1855 and became a trustee of the South Africa Museum in 1860. Member, South Africa Library committee, 1868–87. Married Sarah Rebecca Anderson in 1858 and had five children. Settled at Sea Point, Cape Colony, 1862.
Source
DSAB
Bibliography
DSAB: Dictionary of South African biography. Edited by W. J. de Kock et al. 4 vols. Pretoria and Cape Town: Nasionale Boekhandel Beperk [and others]. 1968–81.
