Synopsis
Teacher, Clergyman and Political Activist. First senior chaplain of the ANC. Active both in the Cape ANC and on the ANC national executive committee.
First name
Ellias
Middle name
John
Last name
Mqoboli
Date of birth
1860
Location of birth
Cape Town,South Africa
Date of death
July-1921
Gender
Male
E. J. Mqoboli was born around 1860 in the Cape and educated at Healdtown, Mqoboli trained first as a teacher and then as a Methodist minister. Politically conscious and effective as a speaker and writer, he played a prominent part in the founding of the African National Congress (ANC) in 1912 and became its first senior chaplain. He was active both in the Cape ANC and on the ANC national executive committee.