General James Barry Munnik Hertzog KC, better known as Barry Hertzog or J. B. M. Hertzog, was a South African politician and soldier. He was a Boer general during the Second Boer War who served as the third 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.
General the Right Honourable J. B. M. Hertzog KC
BORN: 3 April 1866
HOME TOWN: Wellington, Cape Colony
SPOUSE: Wilhelmina Neethling
DIED: 21 November 1942 (aged 76)
PLACE OF DEATH: Pretoria, Transvaal, South Africa
CHILDREN: 3, Albert Hertzog
OCCUPATION: South African politician and soldier
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