Sir Reginald Victor Wilson (1877 - 1957), by unknown photographer, 1920s, courtesy of National Library of Australia. nla.pic-an23530235. .Image Details

WILSON, Sir REGINALD VICTOR (1877-1957), businessman and politician, was born on 30 June 1877 in Adelaide, son of James Wilson, commercial traveller, and his wife Elizabeth Ann, née Tonkin. Educated at Riverton and Whinham College, North Adelaide, he worked briefly in a store at Happy Valley, then for six years with H. A. and W. Goode at Port Pirie. In 1898 he bought a store at Broken Hill, New South Wales. On 12 February 1901 he married Lily May Suckling at Holy Trinity Church, Riverton. Poor health brought him to Adelaide in 1903, but he returned in 1906 to Broken Hill where he purchased a grocery business. Becoming a Freemason, Wilson joined the Chamber of Commerce and was treasurer of the Silver City Show Committee. In 1908 he was elected ...

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Australian Dictionary of Biography