Charles Stallard
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Colonel the Hon. Charles Frampton Stallard QC, DSO and MC (born 1871 London
and died 13 June 1971) was a South African lawyer, soldier and politician.
Stallard attended Merton College, University of Oxford
. He was called to the English bar (Gray's Inn). He subsequently went to South Africa and took part in the Second Boer War
. He served with the City Imperial Volunteers and Paget's Horse. After the war he became an advocate in Johannesburg, from 1902. He became a King's Counsel (Queen's Counsel from 1952) in South Africa, in 1910.
During the First World War, he served on the staff of General Louis Botha
in South West Africa (in 1914) and later in Flanders and Italy. Stallard was thrice mentioned in dispatches and was awarded the DSO
and MC
.
Colonel Stallard's political career included being a member of the Transvaal
Provincial Council in 1910. He was the Member of Parliament
(MP) for Roodepoort 1929-38 and Maritzburg District 1939-1948 when he retired. He was a member of the South African Party
until 1934, when he declined to support the fusion with the National Party
to form the United Party
.
Colonel Stallard was the leader of the Dominion Party from 1934 until 1948. During the Second World War he was Minister of Mines in the cabinet of Jan Smuts
.
Between 1937 and 1971 Stallard was Honorary Colonel of the Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment
London
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and died 13 June 1971) was a South African lawyer, soldier and politician.
Stallard attended Merton College, University of Oxford
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
. He was called to the English bar (Gray's Inn). He subsequently went to South Africa and took part in the Second Boer War
Second Boer War
The Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...
. He served with the City Imperial Volunteers and Paget's Horse. After the war he became an advocate in Johannesburg, from 1902. He became a King's Counsel (Queen's Counsel from 1952) in South Africa, in 1910.
During the First World War, he served on the staff of General Louis Botha
Louis Botha
Louis Botha was an Afrikaner and first Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa—the forerunner of the modern South African state...
in South West Africa (in 1914) and later in Flanders and Italy. Stallard was thrice mentioned in dispatches and was awarded the DSO
Distinguished Service Order
The Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
and MC
Military Cross
The Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
.
Colonel Stallard's political career included being a member of the Transvaal
Transvaal Province
Transvaal Province was a province of the Union of South Africa from 1910 to 1961, and of its successor, the Republic of South Africa, from 1961 until the end of apartheid in 1994 when a new constitution subdivided it.-History:...
Provincial Council in 1910. He was the Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
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(MP) for Roodepoort 1929-38 and Maritzburg District 1939-1948 when he retired. He was a member of the South African Party
South African Party
The South African Party was a political party that existed in the Union of South Africa from 1911 to 1934.-History:The outline and foundation for the party was realized after the election of a 'South African party' in the 1910 South African general election under the leadership of Louis Botha...
until 1934, when he declined to support the fusion with the National Party
National Party (South Africa)
The National Party is a former political party in South Africa. Founded in 1914, it was the governing party of the country from 4 June 1948 until 9 May 1994. Members of the National Party were sometimes known as Nationalists or Nats. Its policies included apartheid, the establishment of a...
to form the United Party
United Party (South Africa)
The United Party was South Africa's ruling political party between 1934 and 1948. It was formed by a merger of most of Prime Minister Barry Hertzog's National Party with the rival South African Party of Jan Smuts, plus the remnants of the Unionist Party...
.
Colonel Stallard was the leader of the Dominion Party from 1934 until 1948. During the Second World War he was Minister of Mines in the cabinet of Jan Smuts
Jan Smuts
Jan Christiaan Smuts, OM, CH, ED, KC, FRS, PC was a prominent South African and British Commonwealth statesman, military leader and philosopher. In addition to holding various cabinet posts, he served as Prime Minister of the Union of South Africa from 1919 until 1924 and from 1939 until 1948...
.
Between 1937 and 1971 Stallard was Honorary Colonel of the Witwatersrand Rifles Regiment
Reference
- Who was Who Volume VII, 1971-1980 (Adam and Charles Black 1981)
- The Times, edition of 14 June 1971 (obituary of Colonel Stallard)