Cressy, Harold, 1889-1916

found: Against the current, 2012:t.p. (Harold Cressy) p. 10 (b. Feb. 1, 1889; d. Aug. 23, 1916)

found: Dictionary of African Biography, accessed April 17, 2015, via Oxford African American Studies Center database:(Cressy, Harold; educator, editor; born 1889 in Melmoth, South Africa; BA from South African College, Cape Town (1910); continued to study privately and obtained both the T.2 as well as the school music certificates (1912); was principal of Dutch Reformed Church School, Clanwilliam (1906); taught at Saint Phillips Primary School, Cape Town; active member of the African Political Organization; principal of Trafalgar High School (1912); formed the Teachers' League of South Africa (1913), was elected its first president and editor of its Educational Journal (1916); died 23 August 1916 in South Africa)