Harry Hands
Sir Harry Hands | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Cape Town | |
| In office 1912–1913 | |
| Preceded by | Sir Frank Smith |
| Succeeded by | John Parker |
| In office 1915–1918 | |
| Preceded by | John Parker |
| Succeeded by | William J. Thorne |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Harry Hands 18 September 1860 Kings Norton, Worcestershire |
| Died | 17 March 1948 (aged 87) Claremont, Cape Town |
| Spouse | Aletta Catharina Myburgh |
| Education | King Edward's School, Birmingham |
Sir Harry Hands KBE (18 September 1860 – 17 March 1948) was a British colonial politician, who served from 1915 to 1918 as mayor of Cape Town, South Africa. He is credited with instituting the first practice in the world of an official two-minute silence to honour loss of life in conflict, following the death of his eldest son Reginald Hands in World War I, at the suggestion of councillor Robert Rutherford Brydone.