Reginald Wilson (Australian politician)
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The Honourable Sir Victor Wilson KBE |
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| Senator for South Australia | |
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In office 1 July 1920 – 30 June 1926 |
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Reginald Victor Wilson 30 June 1877 Adelaide, South Australia |
| Died | 13 July 1957 (aged 80) |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Political party | Nationalist |
| Occupation | Storekeeper |
Sir Reginald Victor Wilson KBE (30 June 1877 – 13 July 1957) was an Australian businessman and politician.
Wilson was born in Adelaide, South Australia and educated at Riverton and Whinham College, North Adelaide. He bought a store at Broken Hill, New South Wales in 1898 and he married Lily May Suckling in February 1901. He was elected an alderman of the City of Broken Hill in 1908, but moved to Adelaide in 1909. He was mayor of the Corporate Town of St Peters in 1916 and 1917.
Wilson ran unsuccessfully for the South Australian Legislative Assembly seats of Torrens in 1912 and East Torrens in 1918, but was elected to the Australian Senate as a nominee of the Farmers and Settlers' Association to the composite Nationalist Party of Australia ticket at the 1919 election. From 1923 to 1925, he was an honorary minister in the Bruce-Page government with some responsibility for health and immigration. In March 1923, Stanley Bruce put him in charge of organising the Australian pavilion for the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley, London, which was aimed at stimulating immigration to Australia, promoting foreign investment and developing markets for Australian produce. In London, he also sought to negotiate an immigration agreement with the United Kingdom. He later negotiated a reciprocal trade agreement with Canada, which still gives some preferences for cars and car parts.
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