Seeiso of Basutoland

Seeiso
Paramount Chief of Basutoland
Reign	23 June 1939 – 26 December 1940
Predecessor	Nathaniel Griffith Lerotholi
Successor	Gabasheane Masupha (as regent)
Born	1905
Died	December 26, 1940(1940-12-26) (aged 34–35)
Issue	Moshoeshoe II
House	House of Moshoeshoe

Seeiso, full name Simon Seeiso Griffith (1905 – 26 December 1940) was the paramount chief of Basutoland from 23 June 1939 until his death. He was the father of King Moshoeshoe II of Lesotho and the paternal grandfather of king Letsie III of Lesotho.[1]

References

1. Genealogy

Further reading

• Tracey, Hugh. "Basutoland and Its New Paramount Chief: A Broadcast Talk Given as an Eye-Witness Account of the Installation of Chief Seeiso Griffith as Paramount Chief of the Basuto People, February 17th, 1940". Journal of the Royal African Society, Vol. 39, No. 157 (1940), pp. 306–315. JSTOR 717762

Regnal titles
Preceded by Nathaniel Griffith Lerotholi	Paramount Chief of Basutoland 1939–1940	Succeeded by Gabasheane Masupha