Birth of Alfred Milner
Birth of Alfred Milner
Role range: 1852-1855
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Alfred Milner Biography and Timeline
Follow Alfred Milner through 28 dated historical records for Great Britain.
Alfred Milner, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
28Distinct records
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1854–1926Years on this page
1854
1886
Home Rule
Helps defeat Gladstones Irish Home Rule Bill
Role range: 1886-1892
Independence of Great Britain
Helps defeat Gladstones Irish Home Rule Bill
Role range: 1886-1892
Independence of Ireland
Helps defeat Gladstones Irish Home Rule Bill
Role range: 1886-1892
Irish Home Rule
Helps defeat Gladstones Irish Home Rule Bill
Role range: 1886-1892
1889
Under Secretary
Appointed Under Secretary of Finance in Egypt
Role range: 1885-1892 – 1889-1892
1892
Inland Revenue
Appointed Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue
Role range: 1885-1892 – 1892-1897
1897
High Commissioner
Appointed High Commissioner for South Africa
Role range: 1895-1902 – 1897-1905
1899
Bloemfontein Conference
Fails to settle the franchise dispute with Kruger.
Role range: 1899-1902 – 1897-1905
1902
Pretoria Peace Talks
British troops enter Pretoria during Roberts's advance.
Role range: 1899-1902
Treaty of Vereeniging
The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the Second Boer War.
Role range: 1899-1902
British Peace Settlement
Represents British imperial policy in the postwar settlement.
Role range: 1899-1902 – 1897-1905
Treaty of Vereeniging
Signs the peace settlement ending the war.
Role range: 1899-1902 – 1897-1905
Governor
Appointed Governor of the Transvaal
Role range: 1902-1905 – 1902-1905
1905
Commission
Milners Native Affairs Commission recommends black & white segregation
Role range: 1902-1905 – 1902-1905
Segregation
Milners Native Affairs Commission recommends black & white segregation
Role range: 1902-1905 – 1902-1905
1910
Round Table
Founder of the Round Table
1916
War Cabinet
Appointed Member of 5 man War Cabinet
Role range: 1916-1922 – 1916-1918
1917
Supreme War Council
Becomes involved in the permanent machinery of Allied war coordination.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1918
Conference of Saint Petersburg
Attends the Allied Conference in Saint Petersburg
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1918
1918
Allied Generalissimo
Instrumental in getting General Ferdinand Foch appointed as Allied Generalissimo
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1916-1918
Supreme War Council
Participates in Allied political oversight as Germany seeks an armistice.
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1918-1919
Secretary of State
Appointed Secretary of State for War
Role range: 1916-1922 – 1918-1919
1919
Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
Appointed Colonial Secretary
Role range: 1916-1922 – 1919-1921
Paris Peace Conference
Milner attends the Paris Peace Conference and is one of the signatories of the Treaty of Versailles
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1918-1919
Treaty of Versailles
Milner attends the Paris Peace Conference and is one of the signatories of the Treaty of Versailles
Role range: 1914-1918 – 1918-1919
1925
Death of Alfred Milner
Death of Alfred Milner, of sleeping sickness soon after returning from South Africa, his viscountcy, lacking suitable heirs, dies with him
1926
Chief of Imperial General Staff (CIGS)
Appointed Chief of General Staff
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.