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James Milne Wilson, Scottish-Australian soldier and politician, eighth Premier of Tasmania (died 1880)

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James Milne Wilson

Australian politician (1812–1880)

Sir James Milne Wilson was a colonial Australian politician who served as premier of Tasmania from 1869 to 1872.
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Premier of Tasmania

Head of government for the state of Tasmania, Australia

The premier of Tasmania is the head of the executive government in the Australian state of Tasmania. By convention, the leader of the party or political grouping which has majority support in the House of Assembly is invited by the governor of Tasmania to be premier and…
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February 29

Day of the year

February 29 is a leap day —an intercalary date added periodically to create leap years in the Julian and Gregorian calendars. It is the 60th day of a leap year in both Julian and Gregorian calendars, and 306 days remain until the end of the leap year. It is the last day of…
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