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'''Charles Mills''' (13 July 1755 – 29 January 1826) was a British [[Member of Parliament]] and a Director of the British East India Company.
'''Charles Mills''' (13 July 1755 – 29 January 1826) was a British [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] and a Director of the British East India Company.


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]], later deputy chairman.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mills family (per. 1773–1939)|author=Youssef Cassis|work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/48006|accessdate=2010-08-05}}</ref>
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]], later deputy chairman.<ref>{{cite web|title=Mills family (per. 1773–1939)|author=Youssef Cassis|work=Oxford Dictionary of National Biography|url=http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/48006|accessdate=2010-08-05}}</ref>
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| title = [[Member of Parliament]] for [[Warwick (UK Parliament constituency)|Warwick]]
| title = [[Member of Parliament (United Kingdom)|Member of Parliament]] for [[Warwick (UK Parliament constituency)|Warwick]]
| years = 1802 – 1826
| years = 1802 – 1826
| with = [[Henry Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick|Lord Brooke]] 1802–16
| with = [[Henry Greville, 3rd Earl of Warwick|Lord Brooke]] 1802–16

Revision as of 03:57, 21 May 2021

Charles Mills (13 July 1755 – 29 January 1826) was a British Member of Parliament and a Director of the British 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, later deputy chairman.[1]

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

  1. ^ Youssef Cassis. "Mills family (per. 1773–1939)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
  2. ^ "Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages". Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Warwick
1802 – 1826
With: Lord Brooke 1802–16
Charles John Greville from 1816
Succeeded by