Edgar Whitehead, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Edgar Whitehead

Prime Minister of Rhodesia

Date of Birth: 08-Feb-1905

Place of Birth: Berlin

Date of Death: 22-Sep-1971

Profession: politician

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius


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About Edgar Whitehead

  • Sir Edgar Cuthbert Fremantle Whitehead, , OBE, (8 February 1905 – 22 September 1971) was a Rhodesian politician.
  • He was a longstanding member of the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly, although his career was interrupted by other posts and by illness.
  • In particular he had poor eyesight, and wore very thick glasses, and later suffered deafness whilst in office.
  • As an ally of Sir Roy Welensky, he was Prime Minister of Southern Rhodesia from 1958 to 1962.
  • His government was defeated in the 1962 general election by the Rhodesian Front.

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