What is James Milne Wilson?
[[File:James Milne Wilson.jpg|thumb|190px|Sir James Milne Wilson]] [[Sir]] '''James Milne Wilson''' {{Post-nominals|country=AUS|KCMG}} (29 February 1812 – 29 February 1880) was a [[Scottish people|Scottish-born]] [[Australia]]n politician. He served as [[premier of Tasmania]] from 1869 to 1872. He was also president of the [[Tasmanian Legislative Council]] from 1872 until his death in 1880. Wilson was born in [[Banff, Aberdeenshire|Banff]], Scotland. He married Deborah Hope in 1847. In 1880, he died on his 68th birthday in [[Hobart Town]], [[Tasmania]]. Wilson was born on 29 February, making him a [[Leap year|leapling]], and died on the same date.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://gutenberg.net.au/ebooks15/1500721h/0-dict-biogWe-Wy.html#wilson4|title=Wilson, Sir James Milne|work=Dictionary of Australian Biography|access-date=25 February 2020}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/history/tasparl/wilsonj.htm Parliament of Tasmania profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200225222721/http://www.parliament.tas.gov.au/history/tasparl/wilsonj.htm |date=2020-02-25 }} {{TasmaniaPremiers}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, James Milne}} [[Category:1812 births]] [[Category:1880 deaths]] [[Category:Knights Commander of the Order of St Michael and St George]] [[Category:Premiers of Tasmania]] {{Bio-stub}}