John Wallace Downie

John Wallace Downie CMG (1876 – 22 August 1940) served as High Commissioner of Southern Rhodesia from 1930 to 1935.

The Honourable
John Wallace Downie
CMG
High Commissioner of Southern Rhodesia to the United Kingdom
In office
1930–1935
MonarchGeorge V
Preceded bySir Francis James Newton
Succeeded byStephen O'Keeffe
Member of the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Assembly for Mazoe
In office
29 April 1924  28 October 1930
Serving with Newton/Inskipp (1924–28)
Preceded byNew constituency
Succeeded byEdward Noakes
Ministerial offices
1924–1930
Colonial Secretary of Southern Rhodesia
In office
1 September 1924  2 January 1925
PremierCharles Coghlan
Preceded byFrancis James Newton
Succeeded byWilliam Muter Leggate
Minister of Agriculture and Lands
In office
2 January 1925  14 October 1927
PremierCharles Coghlan
Howard Unwin Moffat
Preceded byWilliam Muter Leggate
Succeeded byOsmond Charteris du Port
Minister of Mines and Public Works
In office
14 October 1927  30 October 1930
PremierHoward Unwin Moffat
Preceded byHoward Unwin Moffat
Succeeded byGeorge Mitchell
Personal details
Born1876
Hutchesontown, Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Died22 August 1940
Salisbury, Southern Rhodesia
Political partyRhodesia Party
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