J. B. M. Hertzog facts for kids

J. B. M. Hertzog
Quick facts for kids General The Right Honourable ; J. B. M. Hertzog ; KC
3rd Prime Minister of South Africa
	In office; 30 June 1924 – 5 September 1939
Monarch	George V; Edward VIII; George VI
Governor-General	1st Earl of Athlone; 6th Earl of Clarendon; Sir Patrick Duncan
Preceded by	Jan Christiaan Smuts
Succeeded by	Jan Christiaan Smuts
Personal details
Born	James Barry Munnik Hertzog ; 3 April 1866; Wellington, Cape Colony
Died	21 November 1942 (aged 76); Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
Political party	National; United
Spouse(s)	Wilhelmina Neethling
Children	3
Alma mater	Victoria College; University of Amsterdam

General James Barry Munnik Hertzog KC, better known as Barry Hertzog or J. B. M. Hertzog (3 April 1866 – 21 November 1942), was a South African politician and soldier.

He was a Boer general during the Second Boer War who became Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa from 1924 to 1939. Throughout his life he encouraged the development of Afrikaner culture, determined to prevent Afrikaners from being influenced by British culture. He is the only South African Prime Minister to have served under three British monarchs: George V, Edward VIII, and George VI.

Images for kids

Botha government 1910
Time cover, 27 Apr 1925
The second Hertzog cabinet in 1929.
Statue of Hertzog in the gardens of the Union Buildings, Pretoria.