Denis Gem Shepstone KStJ (7 February 1888 – 30 June 1966) was a South African politician.
Born in Durban, the grandson of Sir Theophilus Shepstone, Shepstone studied law at Natal University College, obtaining the Natal Law Certificate in 1911.The Faculty of Law, university of Natal: Two in one by JRL Milton and DJ McQuoid-Mason Shepstone served as Administrator of Natal Province from February 1948 to May 1958. He was appointed the first Chancellor of the University of Natal in 1949, a position he held until his death.A short history of the University of Natal by Allan Jackson
He was a member of the Senate of the Union of South Africa and a South African delegate to the General Assembly of the United Nations. In 1959 he was appointed a Knight of the Most Venerable Order of the Hospital of Saint John of Jerusalem by Queen Elizabeth II.The London Gazette (13 January 1959) Also in 1959, he received an honorary LLD from the University of Natal.University of KwaZulu-Natal Honorary Graduates
Denis Shepstone died on 30 June 1966, aged 78, in Pietermaritzburg.Denis Gem (Hon) Shepstone at 1820settlers.com
References