John Moore Caldicott

Sir John Moore Caldicott KBE, CMG (12 February 1900 – 31 January 1986) was a Rhodesian government minister.

The Honourable

Sir John Moore Caldicott

KBE CMG
Acting Minister of Finance of Southern Rhodesia
In office
April 1952 – January 1953
MonarchElizabeth II
Preceded byPatrick Bissett Fletcher (acting)
Succeeded byGeorge Arthur Davenport (acting)
Minister of Public Service
In office
2 November 1956 – 3 September 1962
Succeeded byJohn Philip Gold Duncan
Minister of Defence
In office
12 June 1959 – 7 May 1962
Succeeded bySir Malcolm Palliser Barrow
Minister of Economic Affairs
In office
11 December 1958 – 7 May 1962
Minister of Agriculture and Minister of Health
In office
18 December 1953 – 11 December 1958
Succeeded byJohn Cranmer Graylin (Minister of Agriculture)
Benjamin Disraeli Goldberg (Minister of Health)
Personal details
Born(1900-02-12)12 February 1900
Moreton in Marsh, Gloucestershire, England
Died31 January 1986(1986-01-31) (aged 85)
Political partyUnited Party
Other political
affiliations		Federal Party
Spouse(s)Evelyn McArthur
RelationsJohn William Caldicott (grandfather)

Career

Kenya 1921, then Rhodesia. President of Nat. Farmers Union, 1946–48[1]

  • Minister of Finance, April 1952 – January 1953[2]
  • Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Health, 18 December 1953
  • Minister of Public Service, 2 November 1956 – 3 September 1962
  • Minister of Defence, 12 June 1959 – 7 May 1962
  • Minister of Economic Affairs, 11 December 1958 – 7 May 1962
  • Minister of Agriculture, 2 November 1956 – 11 December 1958[3]
  • Minister of Health, 2 November 1956 – 11 December 1958[3]
  • Minister of Finance of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, 3 September 1962 – 31 December 1963[4]
Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly, 1948. Caldicott is second from the right, second row.

In the Southern Rhodesian general election of 1948, Caldicott was elected MP for Mazoe for the United Party.

In the first Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland election of 1953, Caldicott took 69% of the vote to win the seat of Darwin for the Federal Party.

Honours

Caldicott was made Companion of the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George in the Queen's Birthday Honours of 9 June 1955[3] and appointed Knight Commander of the Civil Division of the British Empire in the Queen's New Year's Honours list of 1964.[5] He was granted retention of the title Honourable from 31 December 1963, having served for more than three years as Ministers of the Federal Government of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland.[6]

References
  1. "RootsWeb". RootsWeb. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  2. F. M. G. Willson and G. C. Passmore. "Holders of Administrative and Ministerial Office 1894-1964" (PDF). University of Zimbabwe Library.
  3. "No. 40497". The London Gazette. 3 June 1955. p. 3260.
  4. Guide to Government Ministers: The British Empire and Successor States 1900-1972
  5. "No. 43207". The London Gazette. 31 December 1963. p. 52.
  6. "No. 43258". The London Gazette. 28 February 1964. p. 4.
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