John Fraser Griffiths (died 1971) was a South African who worked as a British colonial official. As Accountant-General of Fiji between 1955 and 1968, he also served in the Legislative Council.

Biography

Born in what became South Africa, Griffiths worked for Standard Bank between 1930 and 1937. He then joined the Colonial Service.Mr. J.F. Griffiths
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', August 1971, p121 He joined the Royal Air Force during World War II and was badly injured in a crash. Having worked in

Basutoland Basutoland was a British Crown colony that existed from 1884 to 1966 in present-day Lesotho. Though the Basotho (then known as Basuto) and their territory had been under British control starting in 1868 (and ruled by Cape Colony from 1871), th ...

and Nyasaland, in 1953 he moved to

Fiji Fiji ( , ,; fj, Viti, ; Fiji Hindi: फ़िजी, ''Fijī''), officially the Republic of Fiji, is an island country in Melanesia, part of Oceania in the South Pacific Ocean. It lies about north-northeast of New Zealand. Fiji consists ...

to become Deputy Accountant-General. Two years later, he was promoted to Accountant-General. As a result of his position, he served in the Legislative Council as an official member. He was made an OBE in the

1965 New Year Honours The New Year Honours 1965 were appointments in many of the Commonwealth realms of Queen Elizabeth II to various orders and honours to reward and highlight good works by citizens of those countries. They were announced in supplements to the ''Lond ...

. The following year he became the first chair of the Fiji National Provident Fund.FNPF Genesis & Board Functions
Fiji Sun, 11 March 2017 Griffiths retired in 1968 and died in London in 1971.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Griffiths, John South African accountants South African military personnel of World War II Basutoland people Nyasaland people Colony of Fiji people Members of the Legislative Council of Fiji Officers of the Order of the British Empire 1971 deaths