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De Wet, Nicholas Jacobus.
Adm. pens. at DOWNING, Oct. 10, 1893.
Eldest s. of N. J., farmer, of Aliwal North, Cape Province, S. Africa.
B. there 1873.
School, Stellenbosch and at Capetown University.
Matric. Michs. 1893.
Became a Non-Coll.
Student.
LL.B. (Law Trip., Pt II, 1st Class) 1895; equal for Chancellor's Medal for English Law, 1895.
Called to Cape Bar, 1896.
K.C. Admitted Advocate of the Supreme Court of Cape Colony, and of the High Court of the S. African Republic, 1896.
Chief Censor and Assistant State Attorney of S. African Republic during early part of Boer War; subsequently Military Secretary to General Botha.
Member for Middelburg-West in Transvaal Legislative Assembly, 1907-10.
Legal Adviser to the Transvaal Delegates at S. African National Convention, 1908.
Minister of Justice, Union of S. Africa, 1913-24.
Senator of the Transvaal, 1921-9. Member of Legislative Assembly for Wakkestroom, 1913, and for Potchefstroom, Transvaal, 1915; reelected, 1920.
Judge of the Appelate Division of the Supreme Court of S. Africa, 1932-9. Chief Justice of S. Africa from 1939.
Resident at Pretoria.
(Who's Who, 1940; Who's Who in S. Africa.)
Nicholas Jacobus DE WET
Nicholas Jacobus DEWET
Approx. lifespan: 1873–1960
pens. Downing College adm1893:10:10
Eldest s. of N. J. De WET farmer, of Aliwal North, Cape Colony , South Africa ,
b. there 1873
Sch: Stellenbosch School Stellenbosch, [Cape Colony], [South Africa], and at Sch: Capetown University Capetown, [Cape Colony], [South Africa],
Matric 1893:10MT:
Became a Non-Coll.
Student:
LLB LawTrip., Pt II, 1st Class 1895
equal for Chancellor's Medal for English Law 1895
Called to Cape Bar, [Cape Colony], [South Africa], 1896
KC
Admitted Advocate of: : Supreme Court of Cape Colony , South Africa , , and of the High Court of the South Africa , Republic 1896
Chief Censor and
Assistant: State
Attorney of: South Africa , Republic during early part of Boer War; subsequently Military
Sec. to: : General Botha.
Member for: : Middelburg-West Transvaal , South Africa , Legislative Assembly 1907-10
Legal Adviser to: : Transvaal , South Africa , Delegates at S. African National Convention 1908
Minister of Justice: Union of South Africa , 1913-24
Senator of the Transvaal , South Africa , 1921-29
Member of: Legislative Assembly for Wakkestroom 1913, and for Potchefstroom, Transvaal , South Africa , 1915
reelected 1920
Judge of: : Appelate Division of Supreme Court of South Africa , 1932-39
Chief Justice of: South Africa , from 1939
Resident Pretoria, [Cape Colony], [South Africa],
( Who's Who 1940; Who's Who in South Africa. )
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