Person:William Mills (93)

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William Mills
b.10 Nov 1750
d.20 Mar 1820
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  1. William Mills1750 - 1820
  2. Charles Mills1755 - 1826
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  • H.  William Mills1750 - 1820
  • W.  Elizabeth Digby (add)
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  1. John Mills1789 - 1871
  2. Sir Charles Mills, 1st Baronet1792 - 1872
  3. Edward Wheler Mills1801 - 1865
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Name[1][2] William Mills
Gender Male
Birth[1] 10 Nov 1750
Marriage to Elizabeth Digby (add)
Residence Aft 1785 Southampton, Hampshire, Englandestate of Bisterne, near Southampton
with Elizabeth Digby (add)
Employment[2] From 1805 to 1812 Coventry, Warwickshire, EnglandMP for Coventry
Death[1] 20 Mar 1820
Reference Number? Q11801645?


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William Mills (10 November 1750 – 20 March 1820) was a British Member of Parliament and Director, East India Company.

John Mills was the eldest son of the Revd. John Mills, rector of Barford and Oxhill, Warwickshire and educated at Felsted School. He inherited Warden's Hall, High Ongar, Essex from his Uncle William in 1782 and succeeded his father in 1791.

He served as a director of the East India Company from 1778 to 1785. He was elected MP for St Ives in 1790, sitting until 1796 and for Coventry for 1805 to 1812. He was appointed High Sheriff of Hampshire for 1803–04.

He married Elizabeth, the daughter of Hon. Wriothesley Digby of Coleshill and Meriden Hall, Warwickshire; they had 6 sons and 3 daughters. His eldest son John was also an MP.

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References
  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 William Mills (1750–1820), in Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Mills Family, in Matthew H.C.G. (ed.), and Brian (ed.) Harrison. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography: in association with The British Academy. (Oxford University Press)
    v. 38, p. 258.
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