James Milner (? - 1730) was Seigneur of Sark from 1723 to 1730. He was also bishop of Gloucester. He bought the island from John Johnson for £5,000. Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births May 13 - Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. ... The Seigneur of Sark is the head of the feudal government of the Isle of Sark. ... Events February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. ... Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births May 13 - Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. ... Gloucester (pronounced ) is a city and district in south-west England, close to the Welsh border. ...
John Johnson (-1723) was Seigneur of Sark from 1720 to 1723. ... The Seigneur of Sark is the head of the feudal government of the Isle of Sark. ... Events February 16 - Louis XV of France attains his majority Births February 24 - John Burgoyne, British general (d. ... Events Pope Clement XII elected September 17 - Change of emperor of the Ottoman Empire from Ahmed III (1703-1730) to Mahmud I (1730-1754) Anna Ivanova (Anna I of Russia) became czarina Births May 13 - Charles Watson-Wentworth, 2nd Marquess of Rockingham, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (d. ... Susanne le Pelley(1668 - June 24, 1733) was Dame of Sark from 1730 to 1733. ...
Milner was educated at Leeds University and became a solicitor.
Milner's son, Arthur, born in 1923, succeeded him as Baron Milner of Leeds and topped the poll of hereditary Labour peers to stay in the House of Lords in 1999.
Milner has made major contributions to the understanding of the role of the frontal lobes in memory processing, in the area of organizing information.