page_title: William McMillan (Australian politician)
section_title: Colonial politics
hierarchical_section_title: William McMillan (Australian politician) / Colonial politics
caption_attribution_description: English: William McMillan From the 1898 Australasian Federal Convention Album.
context_page_description: Sir William McMillan KCMG was an Australian businessman and politician. He was a member of the first federal parliament and served as deputy leader of the Free Trade Party under George Reid, but served only a single term before resigning. He had earlier served in the Parliament of New South Wales, including as Colonial Treasurer, and was prominent in the movement for Federation. He was born in Ireland and became a successful businessman in Australia after moving to Sydney at the age of 18.
context_section_description: In 1887, McMillan was elected as the member for East Sydney in the New South Wales Legislative Assembly for the Free Trade Party, and held the seat until its abolition in 1894. He was Colonial Treasurer from March 1889 to July 1891 in Sir Henry Parkes fifth Free Trade Government, and was a delegate to the 1890 conference on the federation of Australia and the 1891 National Australasian Convention. In 1894 he was elected as the member for Burwood, a position he held until 1898. He chaired the finance committee of the 1897 Australasian Federal Convention.
caption: McMillan at the 1898 Australasian Federal Convention
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