John McChlery was a mayor of

Bulawayo Bulawayo (, ; ) is the second largest city in Zimbabwe, and the largest city in the country's Matabeleland region. The city's population is disputed; the 2022 census listed it at 665,940, while the Bulawayo City Council claimed it to be about ...

and later member of the Southern Rhodesian Legislative Council for Marandellas in the early 20th century. Described as having liberal views, he was a member of the Responsible Government Association, and later served on the delegation from the Legislative Council to negotiate with the

Colonial Office The Colonial Office was a government department of the Kingdom of Great Britain and later of the United Kingdom, first created in 1768 from the Southern Department to deal with colonial affairs in North America (particularly the Thirteen Colo ...

, prior to the 1922 Southern Rhodesian government referendum.

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