Sydney Herbert Wilson (1886 – November 1971) was a

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an planter and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Council between 1947 and 1950.

Biography

Born in

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, Wilson was a planter in the

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area, where he had two plantations named Naseva and Oneva.Mr. S.H. Wilson
''Pacific Islands Monthly'', December 1971, p112 He became president of the local Planter's club, and was elected chairman of the Union of Copra Producers in 1947. Later in the same year he was appointed to the Legislative Council as one of the two European nominated members, serving until 1950. Wilson was made an MBE in the

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''Pacific Islands Monthly'', July 1951, p23 He died in Savusavu in November 1971 at the age of 85.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wilson, Sydney Herbert 1886 births People from Levuka Fijian farmers Members of the Legislative Council of Fiji Members of the Order of the British Empire 1971 deaths