Willem Eduard Bok, Jr.
| Willem Eduard Bok, Jr. | |
|---|---|
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| Justice in the Supreme Court of the Union of South Africa | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1 January 1880 Pretoria, South African Republic |
| Died |
October 29, 1956 (aged 76) Pretoria, Union of South Africa |
| Profession | lawyer |
| Religion | Dutch Reformed |
Willem Eduard Bok, Jr., (Pretoria, South African Republic 1 January 1880 – Pretoria, Union of South Africa, 29 October 1956) was a South African lawyer, statesman and judge of Dutch descent.
Biography
Career
Bok studied law in England, before setting up a law practice in his home town of Pretoria. He was the private secretary of general Louis Botha. Later in life Bok became a justice in the Supreme Court of the Union of South Africa. [1]
Family
Bok was the eldest son of Willem Eduard Bok (1846-1904), State Secretary of the South African Republic, and Martina Gerardina Johanna Eekhout (1856-1910).[2]
He married in Pretoria 19 December 1907 with Maria Everdina Jacoba Kleyn (1880-1975), with whom he had four children.[1]
References
Notes
Literature
- "Bok (Paesens, Oostdongeradeel)". Nederland's Patriciaat (Den Haag: Centraal Bureau voor Genealogie) 64: 10–37. 1978.
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