Davidson Don Tengo Jabavu

John Tengo Jabavu
Jabavu with his father John Tengo Jabavu, c. 1903
Born
Davidson Don Tengo Jabavu

(1885-10-20)20 October 1885
Died3 August 1959(1959-08-03) (aged 73)
Fort Hare, South Africa
Alma materUniversity of London
Occupation(s)Educationist, politician and writer
ChildrenNoni Jabavu
Parent(s)John Tengo Jabavu and Elda Sakuba

Davidson Don Tengo Jabavu (20 October 1885 – 3 August 1959) was a Xhosa educationist and politician, and a founder of the All African Convention (AAC), which sought to unite all non-European opposition to the segregationist measure of the South African government. He was the eldest son of political activist and pioneering newspaper editor John Tengo Jabavu, and the father of Noni Jabavu, one of the first African female writers and journalists.