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William Charles Scully
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| Born | 29 October 1855 |
| Died | 25 August 1943 (aged 87) Umbogintwini, South Africa
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| Occupation | author, prospector, magistrate |
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Daniel Vananda, The Harrow |
| Spouse(s) | Ellen Doveton Honoria (Nora) Emily Richards |
| Children | Elaine Scully Gerald Creagh Scully Ernest Richard Scully Miriam Power Scully Lillah Lucy Madeline Scully Elizabeth Ethne Scully |
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William Charles Scully (born October 29, 1855 – died August 25, 1943) was a well-known writer from South Africa. While he is famous in South Africa, many people outside the country do not know about him. Besides being an author, he also worked as a magistrate. A magistrate is like a judge who handles smaller legal cases. He worked in places like Springfontein, Namaqualand, and the Transkei in South Africa.
His last job before he retired was as the Chief Magistrate of Port Elizabeth. This is one of South Africa's biggest cities. He helped create "New Brighton," which was a new living area for African people in Port Elizabeth. At that time, it was seen as a very modern and nice place to live.
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Who Was William Charles Scully?
William Charles Scully was born in Dublin, Ireland. He grew up in Cashel, County Tipperary. In 1867, when he was 12 years old, he moved to southern Africa with his parents.
Early Life and Career
In 1871, when Scully was about 16, he searched for diamonds with Cecil Rhodes in Africa. This was a time when many people were looking for valuable minerals.
Scully had a daughter named Miriam Power, who was born in 1893. She later married Dr. John A. Ryle. Their children included Sir Martin Ryle, who became a very important scientist. Sir Martin Ryle won a Nobel Prize and was the Astronomer Royal from 1972 to 1982.
William Charles Scully passed away in 1943 in Umbogintwini, a town on the coast of KwaZulu-Natal. His second wife, Nora, also passed away in the same year.
His Books and Stories
Scully wrote many books and stories. His novel Daniel Vananda talks about the problems and unfairness caused by laws that separated people based on their background. Another book, Kafir Stories, contains stories that show understanding and sympathy for the African people of South Africa.
After the Boer War, Scully was chosen to lead a group that looked into bad actions committed by British soldiers in the Cape Province. These actions were like serious mistakes or harmful things done during the war. After this, he wrote a book called The Harrow. This book was a fictional story, but it was based on real events that Scully's group had investigated.
William Charles Scully's Published Works
Here are some of the books and poems William Charles Scully published:
- Poems, London, Unwin, 1885
- The Wreck of the Grosvenor, and other South African poems. South Africa, 1886.
- (Anon.) Poems. 1892.
- Kafir Stories. (2nd ed.) London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1895
- The White Hecatomb, and other stories. London: Methuen, 1897
- Between Sun and Sand: a Tale of an African Desert. 1898.
- A Vendetta of the Desert. London: Methuen, 1898
- By Veldt and Kopje. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1907
- The Ridge of the White Waters: "Witwatersrand", or, Impressions of a Visit to Johannesburg: with some notes of Durban, Delagoa Bay and the low country. London: Stanley Paul, nd (c. 1912)
- Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer. London: T. Fisher Unwin, 1913
- Further Reminiscences of a South African Pioneer. London: T Fisher Unwin, 1913
- Lodges in the Wilderness. London: H. Jenkins, 1915
- A History of South Africa: From the earliest days to union. London and New York: Longmans, Green, and Company, 1915
- ”The South African Chacma Baboon", The Atlantic Monthly Vol. 124, 1919, pp. 809.
- Sir J. H. Meiring Beck: A Memoir compiled by William Charles Scully, with an introduction by John X. Merriman. Cape Town: Maskew Miller, nd (c. 1921)
- The Harrow: South Africa, 1900–1902: a novel. Cape Town: De Nationale Pers, 1921
- Daniel Vananda: The Life Story of a Human Being. Cape Town: Juta Ltd, 1923
- Scopolamine in Africa, or Pharmacy and Politics, Kimberley, Creer & Co., 1937
- Voices of Africa, Durban, Knox, 1943
