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The town was named after the Duke of Beaufort, father of the Governor of South Africa, Lord Charles Somerset. The portcullis is derived from the crest of the Dukes of Beaufort. The city is an important railroad centre and capital of an area famous for its Merino sheep, hence the sheep as supporter. John Charles Molteno, later first Prime Minister of the Cape Colony, began farming with merinos in the Beaufort West district in 1836-41. The district is still a major wool producer.<br/> | The town was named after the Duke of Beaufort, father of the Governor of South Africa, Lord Charles Somerset. The portcullis is derived from the crest of the Dukes of Beaufort. The city is an important railroad centre and capital of an area famous for its Merino sheep, hence the sheep as supporter. John Charles Molteno, later first Prime Minister of the Cape Colony, began farming with merinos in the Beaufort West district in 1836-41. The district is still a major wool producer.<br/> | ||