In 1868, at the time of the visit of the Duke of Edinburgh, Wilson was mayor of Hobart and on 4 August 1869 became premier and colonial secretary in a ministry which lasted until November 1872.
XXXVI.) In 1872Wilson was elected president of the Tasmanian legislative council, and held this position until his death on 29 February1880.
Milne won a scholarship to Westminster School at age 11, an unusually precocious accomplishment.
Milne married in 1913, but the relationship was one more of friendship than of love; there was not a great deal of sexual intimacy, as they maintained separate bedrooms.
Milne was already a pacifist when World War I broke out, but felt he had to contribute to the war effort in some way, volunteering and eventually being assigned to the Signal Corps.
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