| Notes |
- On the 17th of December 1912 Izak?s son,
Leonardus Johannes Labuschagne (Len), born
on the 17th of May 1880, thus having the same
birthday as his grandfather Rooi Lennard,
married Elizabeth (Bessie) Johanna Kolbe,
daughter of George Augustus Kolbe (29/7/1863
- 28/9/1954), another wool baron. George's
grandfather and namesake came to South
Africa as a missionary in 1820 with the British
settlers. His father Frederick Fortunas Kolbe however, became a well-known
and respected sheep farmer, who is remembered for being the winner of a
medal at the 1889 International Wool Show in Paris. In 1914 George Kolbe
became a member of the 'Volksraad' for the Wakkerstroom constituency. In
1918 he became the first Chairman of the 'Transvaalse Skaap en Bokboere
Vereniging' (TSV) and as such, the first chairman of a provincial wool
producers organization in South Africa. With that marriage then, two leading
families of wool barons merged. In 1927 George and his son in law Len were
both instrumental in setting up the 'Kooperatiewe Wolmaatskappy Beperk'
(Cooperative Wool Mart) (KWB), which effectively superseded the TSV.
George became their first Chairman with Len on the board of directors.
SOURCE: The Woolbarons - By Dr. Izak Labuschagne
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