[1] He set up his own tailoring store but went out of business in 1915 following a fall in demand due to men serving overseas.

[2] In 1916 he moved to New Zealand with his wife and two children where he found work in first Nelson then Auckland as a designer and cutter at several tailoring firms.

[3] Wilson unsuccessfully stood for the Auckland City Council on a Labour ticket in the 1921 local elections.

He was elected in a caucus ballot after the size of the cabinet was increased by one seat narrowly ahead of Gervan McMillan 19 votes to 18.

[10] He was High Commissioner to Canada and New Zealand delegate to the UN General Assembly 1944–47, and to FAO 1945, UNESCO and UNICEF 1946–47.