About John Wessels
Lived 1862 – 1936 (aged 73–74). John Wessels was a South African judge.
Sir Johannes John Wilhelmus Wessels (1862–1936) was an Afrikaner judge of the Appellate Division from 1923 to 1936 and Chief Justice of South Africa from 1932 to 1936. and attended the South African College. He was knighted in 1909.
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Who was John Wessels?
South African Chief Justice from 1932-1936
When was John Wessels born?
John Wessels was born in 1862 in Cape Town.
When did John Wessels die?
John Wessels died in 1936.
What was John Wessels's occupation?
John Wessels was a judge.
What nationality was John Wessels?
John Wessels was South African.
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· DBpedia: John Wessels (judge)
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