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Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet

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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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Role
Politician, lawyer, and judge 1
Nationality / Jurisdiction
South African 1
Born
1873 2
Birth Date
1873-09-11 2
Died
1960 2
Death Date
1960-03-16 2
Place of Death
Pretoria 2
Role
Role (category)
Judge 1
Role (category)
Lawyer 1
Role (category)
Politician 1
Classification
Gender
Male 1
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1. Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet (Wikipedia)
  • Lead section
    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, role
    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.
  • In Legal System: South African Law, Wikipedia lead sentence
    was a South African politician
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2. Wikidata: Nicolaas Jacobus de Wet
  • 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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