Born in England the youngest son of
Samuel Milford, Milford moved to
Sydney, Australia, with his parents in 1843. He became an articled clerk before being admitted as a
solicitor in 1855. He practised in Sydney until 1867. He was married to Catherine Charlotte Dick and had three sons and a daughter. Their son Ernest Alexander Milford (19 December 1858 – 2 October 1942), was a lawyer in Queensland and New South Wales. == Politics ==