interim leader before retiring. During his time as leader of the United Party it had split four times and been defeated in five general elections. Legacy The M1 highway, which was originally part of a ring road around the southern end of the Central Business District of Johannesburg to the affluent northern suburbs, was named the De Villiers Graaff Motorway in his honour. References External links CricketArchive: De Villiers Graaff Graaff, 2nd Baronet South African cricketers Western Province cricketers Politicians from Cape Town People from the Western Cape 1913 births 1999 deaths Afrikaner people United Party (South Africa) politicians Members of the House of Assembly (South Africa) Leaders of political parties South African military personnel of World War II World War II prisoners of war de Villers People from Cape Town South African Officers of the Order of the British Empire Anti-apartheid activists South African anti-communists