Oliver Milton
| Oliver Milton | |
|---|---|
 Photograph of Milton circa 1968 | |
| 24th President of Libertas Omnium Maximus | |
| In office January 1, 1961 – January 1, 1969 | |
| Chancellor | Brian Taylor, Joseph Morgan |
| Preceded by | David Stevenson |
| Succeeded by | Harold Evans |
| Governor of Elizabeth Province | |
| In office November 18, 1958 – January 1, 1961 (resigned) | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Oliver David Milton December 10, 1909 Troy, Elizabeth, LOM |
| Died | September 29, 1987 (aged 77) Poplar Ridge, Iustitia, LOM |
| Nationality | Maximusian |
| Political party | Labor Party |
| Occupation | Attorney, statesman |
Oliver Milton (December 10, 1909 - September 29, 1987) was a Maximusian attorney, statesman, and labor-rights activist who served as the 24th President of Libertas Omnium Maximus from 1961 to 1969. The first self-described "democratic socialist" to hold the highest office in Libertas Omnium Maximus, Milton was the architect of the Maximusian welfare system and guided the nation through the Great War.
Early Life
Political Career
Presidency
Social Reforms
Although Oliver Milton is remembered primarily as a war-time leader, he was elected when the Great War was little more than soft whispers of trouble brewing in Darya. Milton defeated Conservative Richard Graves, Progressive-candidate Lance Rhodes, and Capitalist-candidate William Ainsworth in the 1960 Presidential election and was inaugurated in 1961 on January 1 at noon (as is custom). Milton branded himself as a champion of the working-man and as a futurist, successfully garnering votes even in many rural areas by promising to bring updated infrastructure and education opportunities to the Maximusian north, though the war stalled many of these plans (with the exception of the Profectus Motorway, which was constructed from 1961 to 1962). Throughout the war, Milton advocated for increased female participation in the workforce and in the military, creating the Radio and Logistics Corps within the Maximusian Army, offering women the chance to serve as uniformed-non-combats and receive war-time pensions.
Following the war, Milton made good on many of his campaign promises, initiating the Public Universities Charter in 1967, which brought higher education to all sixteen provinces of the nation. In 1968, Milton signed into law the Unemployed Maximusians Act (UMA), which significantly expanded on and consolidated existing federal-level unemployment benefit programs. For his reforms, Milton has often been regarded as the founding father of the Maximusian welfare state.