Leander+Starr+Jameson

Leander Starr Jameson was born on February 9, 1853 and was named after the man who saved his father the day of his birth. The mans name was Leander Starr, and he fished his father out of a canal he fell into while walking. Leander Starr then became Jameson’s godfather. He went to medical school at University College Hospital and became Resident Medical Officer after becoming a doctor. After doing so much work at the hospital, he moved into South Africa to settle down. In 1895 Jameson led the “Jameson Raid” with 500 other countrymen against the Boers. Almost entering Johannesburg the Boers eventually got them to surrender. Jameson was sentenced to fifteen months in jail but was forgiven soon after. Later he became the leader of the British Progressive party and was so successful that he later became Prime Minister of the Cape Colony for four years ( 1904 to 1908). He also was the leader of the South African Unionist Party from 1910 until 1912.