Alfred Milner, Viscount Milner
(1854-1925), Public servant and politician, High Commissioner for South Africa20th Century Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 26 portraits
German-born Milner studied at Oxford University after which he worked as assistant editor of the Pall Mall Gazette. He then became private secretary to Viscount Goshen, the Chancellor of the Exchequer. On Goschen's recommendation, Milner became Under-Secretary of Finance in Egypt. While there he wrote England in Egypt (1892). Milner went on to hold important positions including Chairman of the Inland Revenue (1897-1901) and Governor of the Transvaal (1901-05). In 1902 he became a Viscount for his services during the Boer War. In December 1916, he entered the new coalition government formed by Lloyd George. He served as Secretary of War and later was appointed Colonial Secretary.
Alfred Milner, Viscount Milner
by Bassano Ltd
bromide print, 1919
NPG x83813
Alfred Milner, Viscount Milner
by and after Bassano Ltd
whole-plate glass negative, 30 November 1923 (1919)
NPG x122798
Alfred Milner, Viscount Milner ('Men of the Day. No. 680.')
by Sir Leslie Ward
chromolithograph, published in Vanity Fair 15 April 1897
NPG D44851
Alfred Milner, Viscount Milner
after Unknown artist
photogravure, early 20th century
NPG D38416
Alfred Milner, Viscount Milner
by H. Walter Barnett, copied by Dudley Glanfield
whole-plate glass copy negative, early 1900s
NPG x139821
by James Russell & Sons
bromide print, May 1917
NPG x32129
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