Jack Pithey

Jack Pithey
Jack William Pithey
Acting President of Rhodesia
In office
1 November 1978 – 5 March 1979
Prime MinisterIan Smith
Preceded byHenry Everard
Succeeded byHenry Everard
President of the Senate of Rhodesia
In office
1970 – 1 November 1978
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byJohn Richard Strong[1]
Personal details
Born(1903-12-30)30 December 1903[2]
Potchefstroom, Colony of the Transvaal (now North West Province, South Africa)
Died20 November 1984(1984-11-20) (aged 80)[3]
Political partyRhodesian Front
Spouse
Mary Wood
(m. 1931)
Children3, including Tony and David
AwardsLegion of Merit GLM Independence Commemorative Decoration ICD Order of the British Empire CBE

Jack William Pithey GLM ICD CBE (30 December 1903 – 20 November 1984[3]) was a Rhodesian politician who served as the unrecognised state's Acting President between 1 November 1978 and 5 March 1979.[4] He was also the President of the Senate of Rhodesia from 1970 to 1978[5][6] having previously been Member of Parliament for the Avondale constituency in north-west Salisbury (now Harare) between 1964 and 1970.[2]

  1. ^ "Translations on Sub-Saharan Africa". 1978.
  2. ^ a b Who's who of Southern Africa. Ken Donaldson (Pty.) Limited. 1979. p. 1124. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. ^ a b "Zimbabwean Government Gazette Vol. LXIII, No. 11" (PDF). Zimbabwean Government.
  4. ^ Report of the Commission Appointed to Divide Rhodesia into Twenty-three Constituencies, 1978, Hector Norman Macdonald Govt. printer, 1978, page 1
  5. ^ Votes and Proceedings of the Senate, Parliament of Rhodesia, 1970
  6. ^ Votes and Proceedings of the Senate, Parliament of Rhodesia, 1977