Sir John Wessels | |
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5th Chief Justice of South Africa | |
In office 1932–1936 | |
Preceded by | Jacob de Villiers |
Succeeded by | John Curlewis |
Judge of the Appellate Division | |
In office 1923–1936 | |
Judge President of the Transvaal Provincial Division | |
In office 1920–1923 | |
Preceded by | Jacob de Villiers |
Succeeded by | Arthur Weir Mason |
Judge of the Transvaal Supreme Court and Transvaal Provincial Division | |
In office 1902–1923 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 7 March 1862[1] Cape Town, Cape Colony |
Died | 6 September 1936 (aged 74)[2] Pretoria, South Africa |
Nationality | South African |
Alma mater | South African College Cape University Downing College, Cambridge |
Profession | Barrister |
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.[3]