Background
SMUTS, Johannes was born on October 1, 1865 in Cape Town. Son of Joseph Ferris Smuts, Attorney - at-Law, and Johanna Elizabeth Berrang£.
SMUTS, Johannes was born on October 1, 1865 in Cape Town. Son of Joseph Ferris Smuts, Attorney - at-Law, and Johanna Elizabeth Berrang£.
Studied at South African College, Cape Town.
Entered Cape Colonial Civil Service, 1882. Private Secretary to Sir Gordon Sprigg, 1885-S6. Clerk Government House, 1886.
Private Secretary to Sir H. Smyth, 1889. Secretary to Special British Agent at Pretoria in connection with Swaziland Convention, 1890. Chief Clerk to High Commissioner for South Africa, 1891.
Private Secretary to Lord Loch, 1891-1895. To Sir W. Cameron and Sir W. Good enough. Served on stall of V Division in Natal, 1899- 1900.
Her late Majesty’s Consul for Swaziland, 1895-1899. Commissioner for Swaziland, 1900-1902. President Swaziland Concessions Commission, 1904.
Member of Portuguese-Transvaal-Swazi Boundary Commission, 1907. Is a member of Transvaal, Townships, and Investment Boards. Registrar of Deeds, Transvaal, 1902-1910.
Member of Parliament for Pretoria West since 1910. Imperial Service Order 190S; Ministerof Interior, South Africa, since 1910.
Clubs: Civil Service, Cape Town; Pretoria, Pretoria.
Riding, shooting, gardening.
Spouse 1904, Winifred Edith, 2nddaughter of E. C. Butterworth, Tiverton, Devon, and Ada Mathilde Nestle.