Janet Duvenage Watt Smith

(1915-1994)

Teacher, wife of Ian Smith, PM of Rhodesia

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Janet Duvenage Smith CLM (née Watt; 1915 – 3 December 1994) was the wife of Ian Smith, Prime Minister of Rhodesia from 1964 to 1979. Born in Cape Town, South Africa, to Scottish parents, she studied History at the University of Cape Town and became a teacher. In 1942, she married Piet Duvenage, a rugby player, and had two children. He died in an accident on the rugby field in 1947. The next year, a short visit with family in Southern Rhodesia became permanent when she accepted a teaching job in Selukwe. There, she met her future husband, Ian Smith, who had recently come home from World War II. In 1948, the couple got married and bought a farm, and Ian was elected to the Rhodesian Parliament.

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Born	Janet Duvenage Watt 1915 Cape Town, South Africa
Died	1 December 1994 (aged 79) Gwelo, Southern Rhodesia
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Ian Smith 1919-2007 · Prime Minister of Rhodesia in office from 1964 to 1979 · m. 1948 info edit

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Jean info 1st child with Ian Smith Female · - · Celebrity Baby

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Robert info 2nd child with Ian Smith Male · - · Celebrity Baby

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Alexander Douglas Smith info 3rd child with Ian Smith Male b. 25 May 1949 d. 19 Jan 2006 · Age: 56 (at death) · 1949-2006 · Rhodesian Army chaplain

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