Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet (11 September 1873 to 16 March 1960) was a South African politician, lawyer and judge who served as Chief Justice of South Africa from 1939 to 1943 and as acting Governor-General from 1943 to 1945, holding the position of Officer Administering the Government following the death of his predecessor. Before his judicial career he had an extensive career in politics, representing constituencies in Parliament and serving as Minister of Justice for over a decade in the early twentieth century. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
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Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet, PC, QC was a South African politician, lawyer, and judge who was Chief Justice of South Africa and acting Governor-General from 1943 to 1945.
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Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet, PC, QC was a South African politician, lawyer, and judge who was Chief Justice of South Africa and acting Governor-General from 1943 to 1945.
Introduction, nationality
Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet, PC, QC was a South African politician, lawyer, and judge who was Chief Justice of South Africa and acting Governor-General from 1943 to 1945.
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Wikidata Q971066, P569 date of birth claim (year)
P569 (date of birth): 1873
Wikidata Q971066, P569 date of birth claim (full date)
P569 (date of birth): 1873-09-11
Wikidata Q971066, P570 date of death claim (year)
P570 (date of death): 1960
Wikidata Q971066, P570 date of death claim (full date)
P570 (date of death): 1960-03-16
Wikidata Q971066, P20 place of death claim
P20 (place of death): Pretoria
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