Josias Hendrik Otto du Plessis explained

Josias Hendrik Otto du Plessis
Office:Administrator of the Cape Province
Term Start:12 May 1958
Term End:28 April 1960
Predecessor:P.J. Olivier
Successor:Nico Malan
Office2:Member of Parliament
for Stellenbosch
Term Start2:15 April 1953
Term End2:11 May 1959
Predecessor2:J.A. Loubser
Successor2:Hennie Smit
Birth Date:1907 2, df=yes
Birth Place:Vanrhynsdorp, Cape Colony
Death Place:Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Party:National
Spouse:Bernice
Children:3
Residence:Leeuwenhof

Josias Hendrik Otto du Plessis (23 February 1907 - 1960) was Administrator of the Cape Province in South Africa from 1953 to 1958.

He was born in Vanrhynsdorp and was elected as a Member of Parliament for Stellenbosch in 1953.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Rosenthal, Eric. Eric Rosenthal (historian)

    . Encyclopedia of Southern Africa. Eric Rosenthal (historian). 1978.