William Henry Milton
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| In office December 20, 1901 – November 1, 1914 |
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| Monarch | Edward VII George V |
| Preceded by | Albert Grey |
| Succeeded by | Francis Chaplin |
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| In office December 5, 1898 – December 20, 1901 |
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| Deputy | Arthur Lawley |
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| Born | 3 December 1854 Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England |
| Died | 6 March 1930 Cannes, France |
Sir William Henry Milton (3 December 1854 - 6 March 1930) was the 3rd Administrator of Mashonaland, played rugby for England and was South Africa's second cricket captain.
Born in Little Marlow, Buckinghamshire, England. Milton played rugby for England in 1874 and 1875.
Milton emigrated to South Africa, arriving in Cape Town in 1878. By the late 1870s, rugby football was very much battling to survive against Winchester College football. Milton joined Villagers club and preached the cause of rugby, by the end of that year the football playing fraternity of Cape Town had all but abandoned the Winchester game in favour of rugby.
He made his Test cricket debut in their first game of all, at Port Elizabeth in 1888/89. He was made captain for the second Test at Cape Town, replacing Owen Dunell, and made his third and final appearance (again at Cape Town) in 1891/92. He played three other first-class games: two for Western Province and one for Cape Town Clubs.
Milton then moved to Mashonaland and under the influence of his friend Cecil John Rhodes was Mashonaland's 3rd Administrator from 24 July 1897 to 24 January 1901.
In 1901 it was decided to combine the administration of Mashonaland and Matabeleland that had been separated 3 years before and Milton then became the Administrator of the whole of Southern Rhodesia. He retired in 1914 at the age of 60. In 1922, the biggest school in Bulawayo at the time was renamed Milton High School in his honour.
He died in Cannes, France at the age of 75.
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| Preceded by Owen Dunell |
South African national cricket captain 1888/9-1891/2 |
Succeeded by Ernest Halliwell |
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| Preceded by Albert Grey |
Administrator of Southern Rhodesia 1901-1914 |
Succeeded by Francis Chaplin |
