Sir Leslie Orme Wilson, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, DSO, PC (1 August 1876 – 29 September 1955) was a British soldier, Conservative politician and Governor of Queensland.
Personal life
Wilson was the son of Henry Wilson, a stockbroker, and his wife Ada Alexandrina (née Orme), and was educated at St Michael's School, Westgate, and St Paul's School, London.
Wilson married Winifred May, daughter of Charles Smith, of Sydney, Australia, in 1909. They lived at the Manor House at Waltham St Lawrence in Berkshire. They had 3 children:
son Peter Leslie Orme, born 4 June 1910 in London, farmer and grazier, died 6 July 1980 aged 70 years in Queensland and buried in Caloundra cemetery
son David Orme, who was killed on 30 November 1941 in North Africa in World War II
daughter Majorie.
On his retirement as Governor of Queensland, Leslie Wilson and his wife Winifred returned to live in Surrey, England. However, they visited...
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