Sydney Herbert Wilson (1886 – November 1971) was a Fijian planter and politician. He served as a member of the Legislative Council between 1947 and 1950.
Biography Born in Levuka, Wilson was a planter in the Savusavu 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.Union of Copra Producers Pacific Islands Monthly, September 1947, p9
Later in the same year he was appointed to the Legislative Council as one of the two European nominated members,Legislative Council Appointments In Fiji Pacific Islands Monthly, November 1947 serving until 1950.
Wilson was made an MBE in the 1951 Birthday Honours.Fiji Birthday Honours Pacific Islands Monthly, July 1951, p23 He died in Savusavu in November 1971 at the age of 85.
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