Jack William Pithey

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name =Jack Pithey
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Jack William Pithey (born 5 September 1903) GOLM, ICD, CBE was a Rhodesian politician who served as acting President of Rhodesia between 1 November, 1978 and 5 March, 1979. He was also the President of the Senate and was a Member of Parliament for the Avondale constituency in Salisbury (now Harare) between 1964 and 1970.

Jack Pithey was born in Potchefstroom, (South Africa) on 30 December, 1903 and went to Rhodesia on 5 September, 1923. He was Secretary for Justice and Internal Affairs between 1958 and 1961 during the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland and later became the Secretary for Justice in Rhodesia between 1962 and 1963.

He married Mary Wood on 1 September, 1931 and they had 2 sons and a daughter.

References

*Newitt, Louise (ed). "Prominent Rhodesian Personalities" (Cover Publicity Services, Salisbury, 1977).

Persondata
NAME = Pithey, Jack William
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Acting President of Rhodesia, President of the Senate
DATE OF BIRTH = 30 December, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH = Potchefstroom (South Africa)
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