Archibald Wilson
Air Marshal Archibald Oliver Garfield Wilson ICD OBE DFC (USA) (28 May 1921 – 4 July 2014) was a Rhodesian fighter pilot who served in the Royal Air Force during World War II. He went on to become a senior commander and then Air Marshal in the Rhodesian Air Force in the 1960s and early 1970s. After retirement, he served two terms in the Rhodesian House of Assembly, in the Zimbabwe-Rhodesian Parliament in 1979, and then in the Zimbabwe Parliament in 1981–1982. He held several cabinet portfolios prior to the Internal Settlement. He resigned in 1982 to emigrate, with his wife Lorna, to Australia's Gold Coast in 1982. He became a citizen of Australia in 1988.
Archibald Wilson ICD OBE | |
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| In office 10 March 1977 – 1978 | |
| Prime Minister | Ian Smith |
| Preceded by | Roger Hawkins |
| Succeeded by | William Irvine |
| Member of the House of Assembly of Rhodesia for Arundel | |
| In office 30 July 1974 – 10 April 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Andrew Skeen |
| Succeeded by | Abolished |
| Member of the House of Assembly of Zimbabwe Rhodesia (White non-constituency member) | |
| In office 10 April 1979 – 11 December 1979 | |
| Senator of the Senate of Zimbabwe | |
| In office 11 February 1981 – July 1982 | |
| Preceded by | Douglas Hamilton Ritchie |
| Succeeded by | Esme Scott |
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| Born | 28 May 1921 Bulawayo, Rhodesia |
| Died | 4 July 2014 (aged 93) Pinjarra Hills, Queensland, Australia |
| Political party | Rhodesian Front |
| Spouse |
Lorna Alexandra Wilson
(died 2008) |
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| Years of service | 1939–1973 |
| Rank | Air Marshal |
| Commands | RRAF Thornhill (1957–1959) |
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