John Mills (Conservative politician)

Colonel Sir John Digby Mills (29 September 1879[1] - July 2, 1972) was a British Conservative Party politician elected as the Member of Parliament for New Forest and Christchurch between 1932 and 1945.[2] He was knighted in 1958, was a Member of House of Laity between 1944–60, and a Church Commissioner between 1948-58.[3]

Personal

The son of Cecil and Anne Henrietta Frances Mills, John Digby was christened on 2 November 1879.[4] In 1901, Mills was made a second-lieutenant with the Imperial Yeomanry.[5]

References

  1. Marquis Ruvigny, Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal, being a complete table of all the descendants now living of Edward III, King of England: Essex Volume (Baltimore: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1907), page 54. Hereinafter cited as Plantagenet Roll of the Blood Royal: Essex.. Cited by: "John Digby Mills", thepeerage.com, retrieved 25 December 2013
  2. "Major John Mills", Hansard 1803–2005 → People (M), retrieved 25 December 2013
  3. Who was who, Volume 7, Publ. A. & C. Black, 1971, page 545. (ref)
  4. "John Digby Mills", England, Warwickshire Parish Registers, 1538-1900," index, FamilySearch, accessed 25 Dec 2013).
  5. "The Services". Leamington Spa Courier (British Newspaper Archive). 29 November 1901. Retrieved 12 July 2014. (subscription required (help)).

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