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Josias Hendrik Otto du Plessis

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Josias Hendrik Otto du Plessis
Administrator of the Cape Province
In office
12 May 1958 – 28 April 1960
Preceded byP.J. Olivier
Succeeded byNico Malan
Member of Parliament
for Stellenbosch
In office
15 April 1953 – 11 May 1959
Preceded byJ.A. Loubser
Succeeded byHennie Smit
Personal details
Born(1907-02-23)23 February 1907
Vanrhynsdorp, Cape Colony
Died28 April 1960(1960-04-28) (aged 53)
Cape Town, Cape Province, South Africa
Political partyNational
SpouseBernice
Children3
ResidenceLeeuwenhof

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]

References

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  1. ^ Rosenthal, Eric (1978). Encyclopedia of Southern Africa.