Background
WESSELS, Johannes Wilhelmus was born on March 7, 1862. Son of J. C. Wessels, solicitor of Cape Town.
WESSELS, Johannes Wilhelmus was born on March 7, 1862. Son of J. C. Wessels, solicitor of Cape Town.
Studied at South African College, Cape Town. Downing College, Cambridge. Bachelor of Arts and Jameson Scholar of University of Cape of Good Hope.
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Laws, 1st Class Law Tripos, Cambridge. George Long Scholar.
Member of Middle Temple. Scholar of that Inn; Advocate of Supreme Court, Cape Town, and of the South African Republic. Legal Adviser to Commander - in - Chief after British occupation of Transvaal.
2nd Puisne Judge of the Transvaal Supreme Court, 1902. 1st Puisne Judge of the Transvaal Division of the Supreme Court of South Africa.
Clubs: Rand, Pretoria; Civil Service, Capetown.