Sir Reginald Victor Wilson, born June 30, 1877, in Adelaide, and died July 13, 1957, in Neutral Bay, New South Wales, was an Australian politician and businessman who served as a senator for South Australia from 1920 to 1926, holding honorary ministerial positions from 1923. He served as Minister for Markets and Migration from January 16, 1925, to June 18, 1926, in the Bruce-Page government, a portfolio focused on immigration and trade development in which he negotiated agreements with the United Kingdom and Canada, and he was appointed a Knight Commander of the Order of the British Empire in 1926.
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Defining ContributionNegotiated a reciprocal trade agreement with Canada 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Wikipedia: Victor Wilson
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1877-06-30
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1957-07-13
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was an Australian politician and businessman
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He later negotiated a reciprocal trade agreement with Canada
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