Benjamin Marcus Wilson (11 November 1870 – 22 September 1929) was a New Zealand government administrator and cricketer. He played in one first-class match for Wellington during the 1892–93 season.Benjamin Wilson, CricInfo. Retrieved 27 October 2020.
Born at Thames in 1870, Wilson's father was a printer for the New Zealand government in Wellington. One of four children, he won a scholarship to Wellington College.McCarron, Tony (2010). New Zealand Cricketers 1863/64–2010, p. 141. Cardiff: The Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. (Available online at the Association of Cricket Statisticians and Historians. Retrieved 5 June 2023.)Mr BM Wilson dead, Auckland Star, volume LX, issue 225, 23 September 1929, p. 18. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 13 May 2025.)Mr BM Wilson, Evening Post, volume CVIII, issue 73, 23 September 1929, p. 10. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 13 May 2025.) Described as taking "a great interest in cricket" and as "a good all-round player", his only first-class cricket match was a November 1892 fixture against Hawke's Bay. Batting last in the Wellington order, he made scores of one and one not out in his two innings, and did not bowl.Benjamin Wilson, CricketArchive. Retrieved 13 May 2025. He was a member of Wellington Cricket Club.
After leaving school, Wilson worked as a legal clerk for five years before entering the civil service. He worked in a variety of roles, including as private secretary within the offices of Native Affairs, Mines, Railways, and of the Postmaster-General, before becoming the first registrar of the Court of Arbitration in 1907. In 1910 he was promoted to be the general manager of the Department of Tourist and Health Resorts.Obituary, Levin Daily Chronicle, 23 September 1929, p. 5. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 13 May 2025.)
Wilson married Anna 'Dot' Parsons, a member of a well-known Wellington family, at St Paul's Cathedral in Wellington in January 1897.Wedding at St Paul's, Evening Post, volume LIII, sssue 2, 4 January 1897, p. 6. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 13 May 2025.)Obituary, Northern Advocate, 23 September 1929, p. 6. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 13 May 2025.) The couple had one son who farmed on the North Island. Wilson died at his home at Lower Hutt after contracting pneumonia in 1929 at the age of 58.Obituary, Waikato Independent, volume XXIX, issue 3141, 24 September 1929, p. 4. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 13 May 2025.)The last tribute: late Mr BM Wilson, Evening Post, volume CVIII, issue 75, 25 September 1929, p. 13. (Available online at Papers Past. Retrieved 13 May 2025.)
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