Sir
James
Milne
Wilson
Born in Banffshire, Scotland, United Kingdom
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Deborah Hope (Degraves) Wilson
— married
15 Dec 1847 in Hobart, Tasmania
Descendants 
Father of
Barbara Olivia Wilson, Edmund Philip Wilson, Ada Gray Wilson, Lavinia (Wilson) Dowling and Fleetwood Pelle Wilson
Died
at age 68
in Tasmania, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 20 Mar 2019
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Biography
James was born in 1812, third son of John Wilson, who was a Scottish shipowner, and Barbara, LNAB Gray. He emigrated to Tasmania in 1829, studied engineering and then became an officer of a ship before joinng a brewery of which he became manager.
On 15 December 1847, at Hobart, Tasmania, he married Deborah Hope Degraves, who was 26, daughter of Peter Degraves.[1]
In October 1859 he became a member of the legislative council of Tasmania, representing Hobart. In 1863 he was appointed a minister without portfolio. In 1868 he was mayor of Hobart. From 4 August 1869 to 4 November 1872 he was the 8th Premier of Tasmania[2] and colonial secretary of Tasmania. From 1872 to his death he was president of the legislative council of Tasmania.
He was knighted in 1873.[3]
He passed away in 1880.
Sources
- ↑ Tasmania Marriages 1803-1899, FindMyPast
- ↑ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Premier_of_Tasmania
- ↑ W A Shaw. The Knights of England, Vol. II, Sherratt and Hughes, 1906, p. 365
- Dictionary of Australian Biography: Sir James Milne Wilson
- Australian Dictionary of Biography, vol. 6, 1976: Sir James Milne
- Wikipedia: James Milne Wilson
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