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'''Charles Mills''' (13 July 1755 – 29 January 1826), was a British [[Member of Parliament]] |
'''Charles Mills''' (13 July 1755 – 29 January 1826), was a British [[Member of Parliament]] and a Director of the British 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]]. |
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| ⚫ | 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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He 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}}</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 = 02 April 2013}} |
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Revision as of 14:01, 2 April 2013
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]
He 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
- ^ Youssef Cassis. "Mills family (per. 1773–1939)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- ^ "Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages". Retrieved 2010-08-05.
- "MILLS, Charles (1755-1826), of 12 Mansfield Street, Marylebone, Mdx. and Barford, Warws". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 02 April 2013.
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