Jack William Pithey (born 30 December 1903, date of death unknown) was a Rhodesian politician who served as the unrecognised state's

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between 1 November 1978 and 5 March 1979. He was also the President of the

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from 1970 to 1978 having previously been Member of Parliament for the Avondale constituency in north-west

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(now Harare) between 1964 and 1970.

History

Jack Pithey was born in Potchefstroom in the

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on 30 December 1903; he moved 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 the Secretary for Justice in Rhodesia between 1962 and 1963. He was appointed Commander of the

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in the 1963

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Family

He married Mary Wood on 1 September 1931; they had two sons and a daughter. Both his sons,

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and David Pithey, represented Rhodesia in cricket and played Test cricket for South Africa.

References

*Newitt, Louise (ed). ''Prominent Rhodesian Personalities'' (Cover Publicity Services, Salisbury, 1977). 1903 births Year of death missing People from Potchefstroom White South African people South African people of British descent Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Presidents of Rhodesia Rhodesian politicians Rhodesian Front politicians Members of the Parliament of Rhodesia South African emigrants to Rhodesia Date of death missing {{Zimbabwe-bio-stub