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Comment: Very likely notable, but an online family tree website isn't a reliable source. If he was indeed Minister of Justice, there are likely newspaper publications from his time in office, for instance, talking about him. Chaotic Enby (talk · contribs) 13:14, 29 November 2024 (UTC)
Blair Vincent Ewing | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs | |
| In office 16 November 1962 – 17 December 1962 | |
| Prime Minister | Edgar Whitehead |
| Preceded by | Rubidge Stumbles |
| Succeeded by | Jack Howman |
| M.P, Southern Rhodesia, Lomagundi. | |
| In office 5 June 1958 – August 1963 | |
| Prime Minister | Edgar Whitehead |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 Jul 1928 Southern Rhodesia |
| Died | 22 Dec 1995 Zimbabwe |
| Political party | United Federal Party |
Blair Vincent Ewing (10 Jul 1928 – 22 Dec 1995 ) was a Southern Rhodesia politician[1]. He served as Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs (Rhodesia), under the United Federal Party, from the 16th of November, 1962, to the 17th of December, 1962. Blair Ewing served as a Southern Rhodesia M.P until he resigned from Parliament on August 4, 1964, due to the growing popularity of the Rhodesian Front[2][1]
Blair Ewing served as a M.P for Lomagundi, beating the Dominion Party candidate Frank Clements.[1] At the time of his election in 1958 he was 29 years old, making him the countries youngest M.P.[1] Ewing helped oversee the construction of Kariba Dam, being one of the last people to travel down the Zambezi before it's completion[1], he also served as a M.P on the Select Committee on Resettlement of Natives.[1]
In 1962, Ewing was appointed as Minister of Justice and Internal Affairs (also known as Cabinet Minister of Native Affairs and District Administration)[1], he sought to repeal the Land Apportionment Act but was blocked by his own party. Follow the U.F.P's defeat by the Rhodesian Front in the 1962 election, he continued to serve as a M.P for another year[1] before leaving politics altogether in August 1963[1] due to his objections to the Rhodesian Front and U.D.I.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d e f g h i j Morreira, Shannon (2016-10-31). "Working with our grandparents' illusions: On colonial lineage and inheritance in Southern African anthropology". HAU: Journal of Ethnographic Theory. 6 (2): 7. doi:10.14318/hau6.2.018. ISSN 2049-1115.
- ^ Who's who of Southern Africa. Ken Donaldson (Pty.) Limited. 1971.