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Alfred Milner Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Alfred Milner, based on 28 World History Database records associated with Great Britain.

28 records1854–192626 events9 places

Chronological biography

1854

Birth of Alfred Milner23 March 1854

Government / Coalition Government · Viscount · Giesen

Birth of Alfred Milner

1886

Home Rule1886

Government / Conservative Party Government · Viscount · London

Helps defeat Gladstones Irish Home Rule Bill

Independence of Great Britain1886

Government / Conservative Party Government · Viscount · London

Helps defeat Gladstones Irish Home Rule Bill

Independence of Ireland1886

Government / Conservative Party Government · Viscount · London

Helps defeat Gladstones Irish Home Rule Bill

Irish Home Rule1886

Government / Conservative Party Government · Viscount · London

Helps defeat Gladstones Irish Home Rule Bill

1889

Under Secretary1889

Government / Conservative Party Government · Viscount · Under Secretary of Finance

Appointed Under Secretary of Finance in Egypt

1892

Inland Revenue1892

Government / Conservative Party Government · Viscount · Chairman of Board of Inland Revenue

Appointed Chairman of the Board of Inland Revenue

1897

High Commissioner1897

Government / Conservative Party Government · Viscount · High Commissioner · London

Appointed High Commissioner for South Africa

1899

Bloemfontein Conference31 May 1899

Warfare / Boer War, 2nd · Marquess · High Commissioner · Bloemfontein

Fails to settle the franchise dispute with Kruger.

1902

Governor1902

Government / Government of Great Britain · Viscount · Governor of Transvaal · Transvaal

Appointed Governor of the Transvaal

Pretoria Peace Talks28 May 1902

Warfare / Boer War, 2nd · Viscount · Pretoria

British troops enter Pretoria during Roberts's advance.

British Peace Settlement31 May 1902

Warfare / Boer War, 2nd · Viscount · High Commissioner for Southern Africa · Pretoria

Represents British imperial policy in the postwar settlement.

Treaty of Vereeniging31 May 1902

Warfare / Boer War, 2nd · Viscount

The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the Second Boer War.

Treaty of Vereeniging31 May 1902

Warfare / Boer War, 2nd · Viscount · High Commissioner for Southern Africa · Pretoria

Signs the peace settlement ending the war.

1905

Commission1905

Government / Transvaal · Viscount · Governor of Transvaal

Milners Native Affairs Commission recommends black & white segregation

Segregation1905

Government / Transvaal · Viscount · Governor of Transvaal

Milners Native Affairs Commission recommends black & white segregation

1910

Round Table1910

Government / Conservative Party Government · Viscount

Founder of the Round Table

1916

War Cabinet1916

Government / Coalition Government · Viscount · Member of War Cabinet

Appointed Member of 5 man War Cabinet

1917

Conference of Saint Petersburg1917

Warfare / World War, 1st · Viscount · Member of War Cabinet · Saint Petersburg

Attends the Allied Conference in Saint Petersburg

Supreme War Council7 November 1917

Warfare / World War, 1st · Viscount · War Cabinet Minister · Rapallo

Becomes involved in the permanent machinery of Allied war coordination.

1918

Secretary of State1918

Government / Coalition Government · Viscount · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Appointed Secretary of State for War

Allied Generalissimo26 March 1918

Warfare / World War, 1st · Viscount · Member of War Cabinet · Saint Petersburg

Instrumental in getting General Ferdinand Foch appointed as Allied Generalissimo

Supreme War Council5 November 1918

Warfare / World War, 1st · Viscount · Secretary of State for War · Versailles

Participates in Allied political oversight as Germany seeks an armistice.

1919

Paris Peace Conference1919

Warfare / World War, 1st · Viscount · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies · Paris

Milner attends the Paris Peace Conference and is one of the signatories of the Treaty of Versailles

Secretary of State for War and the Colonies1919

Government / Coalition Government · Viscount · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies

Appointed Colonial Secretary

Treaty of Versailles1919

Warfare / World War, 1st · Viscount · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies · Versailles

Milner attends the Paris Peace Conference and is one of the signatories of the Treaty of Versailles

1925

Death of Alfred Milner13 May 1925

Government / Conservative Party Government · Viscount

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)1926

Warfare / Military · Baron · Chief of Imperial General Staff (CIGS)

Appointed Chief of General Staff

Titles and roles

Baron · Chief of Imperial General Staff (CIGS) · Marquess · High Commissioner · Viscount · Viscount · Chairman of Board of Inland Revenue · Viscount · Governor of Transvaal · Viscount · High Commissioner · Viscount · High Commissioner for Southern Africa · Viscount · Member of War Cabinet · Viscount · Secretary of State for War · Viscount · Secretary of State for War and the Colonies · Viscount · Under Secretary of Finance · Viscount · War Cabinet Minister

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.