Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner
Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner, KG, GCB, GCMG, PC (23 March 1854 – 13 May 1925) was a British statesman and colonial administrator who played a very important role in the formulation of British foreign and domestic policy between the mid-1890s and early 1920s. From December 1916 to November 1918, he was one of the most important members of Prime Minister David Lloyd George's War cabinet.
The Right Honourable The Viscount Milner KG, GCB, GCMG, PC | |
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| Secretary of State for the Colonies | |
| In office 10 January 1919 – 13 February 1921 | |
| Preceded by | Walter Long |
| Succeeded by | Winston Churchill |
| Secretary of State for War | |
| In office 18 April 1918 – 10 January 1919 | |
| Monarch | George V |
| Prime Minister | David Lloyd George |
| Preceded by | Edward Stanley, 17th Earl of Derby |
| Succeeded by | Winston Churchill |
| 1st Governor of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony | |
| In office 23 June 1902 – 1 April 1905 | |
| Monarch | Edward VII |
| Preceded by | Himself as Administrator of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony |
| Succeeded by | William Palmer, 2nd Earl of Selborne |
| Administrator of the Transvaal and the Orange River Colony | |
| In office 4 January 1901 – 23 June 1902 | |
| Monarchs | Queen Victoria Edward VII |
| Lieutenant | Hamilton John Goold-Adams |
| Preceded by | Office Established Christiaan de Wet As State President of the Orange Free State (31 May 1902) Schalk Willem Burger As President of the South African Republic (31 May 1902) |
| Succeeded by | Himself As Governor of the Transvaal and Orange River Colony |
| Governor of the Cape Colony and High Commissioner for Southern Africa | |
| In office 5 May 1897 – 6 March 1901 | |
| Monarchs | Queen Victoria Edward VII |
| Prime Minister | John Gordon Sprigg William Schreiner John Gordon Sprigg |
| Preceded by | Sir William Howley Goodenough |
| Succeeded by | Sir Walter Francis Hely-Hutchinson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alfred Milner 23 March 1854 Gießen, Upper Hesse, Grand Duchy of Hesse |
| Died | 13 May 1925 (aged 71) Great Wigsell, East Sussex, England |
| Resting place | Saint Mary the Virgin Church, Salehurst, East Sussex, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Spouse | Violet Milner |
| Alma mater | University of Tübingen King's College London Balliol College, Oxford |
| Occupation | Colonial administrator, statesman |
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