For the New Zealand international football (soccer) player, see John Wrathall (footballer).
The Honourable
John Wrathall
GCLM ID
John James Wrathall
2nd President of Rhodesia
In office 14 January 1976 – 31 August 1978
Prime Minister
Ian Smith
Preceded by
Henry Everard (Acting)
Succeeded by
Henry Everard (Acting)
Minister of African Education
In office 11 October 1963 – 14 May 1964
Prime Minister
Ian Smith
Preceded by
Jack Howman
Succeeded by
Post abolished
Minister of Education
In office 1 January 1964 – 14 April 1964
Prime Minister
Ian Smith
Preceded by
George Arthur Davenport
Succeeded by
Arthur Philip Smith
Minister of Health
In office 29 November 1963 – 14 April 1964
Prime Minister
Ian Smith
Preceded by
Patrick Bissett Fletcher
Succeeded by
Ian Finlay McLean
Minister of Finance
In office 14 April 1964 – January 1976
Prime Minister
Ian Smith
Preceded by
Ian Smith
Succeeded by
David Smith
Member of the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly for Bulawayo South
In office 27 January 1954 – 5 June 1958
Preceded by
Henry Holmes
Succeeded by
Benny Goldstein
Member of the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly for Bulawayo North
In office 14 December 1962 – 10 April 1970
Preceded by
Ian Finlay McLean
Succeeded by
Assembly dissolved
Member of the House of Assembly of Rhodesia for Bulawayo North
In office 10 April 1970 – 30 July 1974
Preceded by
New seat
Succeeded by
Denis Walker
Member of the Rhodesian Senate
In office 1974–1976
Personal details
Born
28 August 1913 Lancaster, Lancashire, England
Died
31 August 1978(1978-08-31) (aged 65) Salisbury, Rhodesia
Spouse
Doreen Wrathall (died 2009)
Relations
Jonathan Wrathall, Christopher Wrathall
Awards
John James WrathallGCLM ID (28 August 1913 – 31 August 1978), was a British-born Rhodesian politician. He was the last white President of Rhodesia (later holders of the post were only acting as such). He formerly worked as a chartered accountant.[1]
John James Wrathall GCLM ID (28 August 1913 – 31 August 1978), was a British-born Rhodesian politician. He was the last white President of Rhodesia (later...
motor racing driver Harry Wrathall (1869–1944), English cricketer JohnWrathall (1913–1978), Rhodesian politician JohnWrathall (footballer), New Zealand...
JohnWrathall Bull (23 June 1804 – 21 September 1886) was a settler, inventor and author in the early days of colonial South Australia. Born in St Paul's...
comedy crime-thriller film directed by Craig Viveiros and written by JohnWrathall. The film stars Tim Roth, Talulah Riley, Jack O'Connell and Peter Mullan...
capital Salisbury. He had two elder sisters, Phyllis and Joan. His father, John Douglas "Jock" Smith, was born in Northumberland and was raised in Hamilton...
British Information Services, 1968, page 715 Heads of State and Government, John V. Da Graça, Springer, 1985, page 265 Encyclopaedia Rhodesia (The College...
November 1965 Prime Minister Ian Smith Preceded by Ian Smith Succeeded by JohnWrathall Personal details Born 6 December 1905 London, England Died 28 June 1978...
grossing more than $320 million worldwide. Writing for Sight and Sound, JohnWrathall said it "stands as the most complex and disturbing entry in the serial...
many white South Africans supported Rhodesia, South African Prime Minister John Vorster's policy of détente with the black African states ended up with Rhodesia...
from the original on 10 July 2015. Retrieved 20 December 2020. Bull, JohnWrathall (1884). Early Experiences of Life in South Australia and an Extended...
due to ill health in 1975. He was succeeded as president in 1976 by JohnWrathall, who died in office in 1978. In 1979 there was an Internal Settlement...
votes from members of the Golden Raspberry Foundation. Razzies co-founder John J. B. Wilson has stated that the intent of the awards is "to be funny." It...
choice of the name dollar was favoured by the then Minister of Finance, JohnWrathall, who regarded it as having international substance. On 17 February 1970...
Front (RF) General Manager of Rhodesia Railways (1953–1958) 15 days 2 JohnWrathall GCLM ID 1913–1978 14 January 1976 31 August 1978 † Rhodesian Front (RF)...
Assembly on 11th February, 1975. Government Printer. 1975. p. 6. Lovett, John (1978). Contact: A Tribute to Those who Serve Rhodesia. Khenty Press. p. 209...
Retrieved 25 April 2024. Altermatt 2019, pp. 175–176. Creighton, Donald (1955). John A. Macdonald: The Old Chieftain. Toronto: Macmillan of Canada. pp. 574–575...
Wimmer; screen story by Robert Henny Twist – written by Sally Collett and JohnWrathall; additional material by Tom Grass, Kevin Lehane, Michael Lindley, and...
newspapers.com], 4 March 1893. From Powder Monkey to Governor, p 179. Bull, JohnWrathall (1884). Early Experiences of Life in South Australia (2nd ed.). Adelaide:...
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