This section is from the year 1890, authored by J.B. Kerr and published by Kerr and Begg. It is no longer held under copyright.
Milne, George L., M. D., HI. P. P., (Victoria), is of Scotch
birth, having been born in the town of Garmouth, Morayshire,
Scotland, in the year 1850. When only seven years of age his
parents with their family emigrated to Canada, and lived for many
years at Meaford, Grey county, Ontario.
The Doctor received his
medical education at Toronto School of Medicine, Toronto, and
graduated in May, 1880, receiving the degree of M. D. C. M., from
Victoria University. It is now nearly ten years since his arrival
in British Columbia, and during that time has been in active
practice of his profession, he has also identified himself with many
public acts and institutions of the Province. He has taken a lively
interest in educational matters, having for some time been on the
Victoria School Board. He was one of the first to institute steps
for the providing of a new medical act for this Province, and since
the organization of the Medical Council, has continuously held the
position of registrar and secretary as well as being an elected member and examiner for that body. There are many public institutions which the Doctor has identified himself with, and in which he
takes a lively interest.
He is president of the Vancouver Gas
Company. As well as a director in the New Westminster and
Nanaimo Gas Company ; vice-president of the Victoria National
Electric Tramway Company ; director in the B. C. Fire Insurance
Company, as well as being interested in many other enterprises of
great advantage to the inhabitants of this Province.
Dr. Milne is
a Liberal in politics having been president of the British Columbia
Liberal Association for some years. Last summer he contested the
by-election in Victoria, in the Opposition interest, against Attorney General Davie, and was defeated by a small majority. At
that time he strongly condemned the amendments recently made to
the public school act, as well as deprecating any idea of allowing
separate schools to become a matter for consideration in British
Columbia. He was a successful candidate for the city of Victoria
at the last general elections.