James Bisset (mayor)

James Bisset

human

Ein sex anaa gender	male
Country wey e be citizen	South Africa
Name wey dem give am	James
Family name	Bisset
Ein date of birth	14 October 1836
Place dem born am	Aberdeen
Date wey edie	8 October 1919
Languages edey speak, rep anaa sign	English
Ein occupation	engineer, architect, politician
Educate for	University of London
Copyright status as creator	copyrights on works have expired

James Bisset (14th October, 1836 – 8th October, 1919) be an architect den civil engineer of de Cape Colony, responsible for many of de Cape ein early buildings den communications infrastructure. Na he san be Mayor of Wynberg, South Africa.

Early life

Dem born James Bisset insyd 1836 insyd Aberdeen, Scotland, son of a City Councillor den Master of Mortifications William Bisset den ein wifey Margaret. He be one of 6 bros den 3 sistos. He train as an engineer at London University wey he do ein early work on Crystal Palace, Sydenham station as well as a range of railway projects den public buildings around Europe.

Political career

Na Bisset typically pursue chaw simultaneous occupations thru out ein career. He serve insyd de Anglo-Boer War wey he chair de School, Municipal den Hospital Boards.

Na he be councillor for Liesbeeck Municipality (1883–1886), Mayor of Wynberg (1886, 1893) den briefly Mayor of Claremont.

While Mayor of Wynberg, he obtain de grant of land for wat cam turn Wynberg Park. He sanso succeed in he dey make Wynberg de first municipality insyd de greater Cape Peninsula area make e get electric street lighting.

Family den later life

Early insyd ein career, for 16th October, 1862, na he marry Elizabeth Magdalena Christina Jarvis, daughter of Cape Town Mayor Hercules Jarvis, wey na dem get 6 sons den a daughter. Na one of ein sons, Murray Bisset be a Test cricketer wey na he captain South Africa before he move go Southern Rhodesia wer he briefly serve as Governor of Southern Rhodesia. Na anoda be de international Rugby union player William Molteno "Bill" Bisset.

James Bisset die for 8th October, 1919 at Beauleigh, ein house insyd Kenilworth, Cape Town.