Charles Mills (1755–1826)

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 2010-08-05.
  2. "Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages". Retrieved 2010-08-05.
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by
Samuel Robert Gaussen
Hon. George Villiers
Member of Parliament for Warwick
1802 – 1826
With: Lord Brooke 1802–16
Charles John Greville from 1816
Succeeded by
Charles John Greville
John Tomes


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