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'''Charles Mills''' (13 July 1755 – 29 January 1826) was a British [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] and a Director of the [[East India Company]]. |
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He was the second son of the Revd. John Mills, rector of Barford and Oxhill, Warwickshire and educated at [[Rugby School|Rugby]]. He was a partner in the private bank [[Glyn, Mills & Co.|Glyn's]] and from 1785 to 1815 was also a director of the [[East India Company]], before becoming deputy chairman.<ref>{{cite ODNB|title=Mills family (per. 1773–1939)|author=Youssef Cassis|year=2004 |doi=10.1093/ref:odnb/48006 |url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/48006|accessdate=2010-08-05}}</ref> In 1858, he was one of the EIC directors appointed to the [[Council of India]]. |
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Mills was elected MP for [[Warwick (UK Parliament constituency)|Warwick]] from 1802 to 1826.<ref>{{cite web|title=Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages|url=http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Wcommons1.htm|accessdate=2010-08-05|url-status=usurped|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101231174248/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/Wcommons1.htm|archive-date=31 December 2010}}</ref> |
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He married his sister-in-law Jane, the daughter of the Hon. Wriothesley Digby of Meriden, Warwickshire. He had no children and was succeeded by his nephews. |
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* {{cite web|url = http://www.historyofparliamentonline.org/volume/1790-1820/member/mills-charles-1755-1826| title= MILLS, Charles (1755–1826), of 12 Mansfield Street, Marylebone, Mdx. and Barford, Warws.|publisher= History of Parliament Online|accessdate = 2 April 2013}} |
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Latest revision as of 01:41, 23 February 2024
Charles Mills (13 July 1755 – 29 January 1826) was a British Member of Parliament and a Director of the East India Company.
He was the second son of the Revd. John Mills, rector of Barford and Oxhill, Warwickshire and educated at Rugby. He was a partner in the private bank Glyn's and from 1785 to 1815 was also a director of the East India Company, before becoming deputy chairman.[1] In 1858, he was one of the EIC directors appointed to the Council of India.
Mills was elected MP for Warwick from 1802 to 1826.[2]
He married his sister-in-law Jane, the daughter of the Hon. Wriothesley Digby of Meriden, Warwickshire. He had no children and was succeeded by his nephews.
References
[edit]- ^ Youssef Cassis (2004). "Mills family (per. 1773–1939)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/48006. Retrieved 5 August 2010. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ "Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages". Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
- "MILLS, Charles (1755–1826), of 12 Mansfield Street, Marylebone, Mdx. and Barford, Warws". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 2 April 2013.
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