Charles Mills, 1st Baron Hillingdon

Charles Henry Mills, 1st Baron Hillingdon (26 April 1830 – 3 April 1898), known from 1872 to 1886 as Sir Charles Mills, 2nd Baronet, was a British banker and Conservative politician.

The Lord Hillingdon
Member of Parliament for Kent West
In office
1868–1885
Preceded byViscount Holmesdale
William Hart Dyke
Succeeded byConstituency abolished
Member of Parliament for Northallerton
In office
1865–1866
Preceded byWilliam Battie-Wrightson
Succeeded byEgremont William Lascelles
Personal details
Born
Charles Henry Mills

(1830-04-26)26 April 1830
Died3 April 1898(1898-04-03) (aged 67)
Spouse
Lady Louisa Lascelles
(m. 1853; died 1898)
Parent(s)Sir Charles Mills, 1st Baronet
Emily Cox

Early life

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Mills was born at Camelford House, Park Lane, London on 26 April 1830. He was the only son of Sir Charles Mills, 1st Baronet, and his wife Emily Cox, daughter of banker Richard Henry Cox, of Hillingdon House, Middlesex.[1]

His paternal grandparents were Elizabeth (née Digby) Mills and William Mills, a director of the Honourable East India Company.[1] His uncle was John Mills. [2]

Career

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He was a partner in the banking firm of Glyn, Mills & Co. In 1865 he entered Parliament for Northallerton, a seat he held until 1866 when he was unseated due to bribery by his agents.[3] Later, he represented Kent West from 1868 to 1885.[citation needed]

He succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1872, inheriting Hillingdon Court. On 15 February 1886 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Hillingdon, of Hillingdon in the County of Middlesex.[4]

Personal life

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In 1853, Lord Hillingdon married Lady Louisa Isabella Lascelles, daughter of Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood and the former and Lady Louisa Thynne (a daughter of the 2nd Marquess of Bath).[5] Together, they were the parents of:

He died in April 1898, aged 67, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Charles. Lady Hillingdon died in November 1918, aged 88.[6]

Arms

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Coat of arms of Charles Mills, 1st Baron Hillingdon
 
Crest
A demi-lion reguardant Or gorged with a collar gemel Azure between the paws a millrind Sable.
Escutcheon
Gyronny of eight Argent and Azure a millrind Sable.
Supporters
On either side a lion reguardant Or gorged with a collar gemel Azure charged on the shoulder with a cross flory Sable.
Motto
Nil Conscire Sibi[7]

References

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  1. ^ a b G.E. Cokayne; with Vicary Gibbs, H.A. Doubleday, Geoffrey H. White, Duncan Warrand and Lord Howard de Walden, editors, The Complete Peerage of England, Scotland, Ireland, Great Britain and the United Kingdom, Extant, Extinct or Dormant, new ed., 13 volumes in 14 (1910-1959; reprint in 6 volumes, Gloucester: Alan Sutton Publishing, 2000), volume VI, page 523.
  2. ^ Boase, Frederic (1897). Modern English Biography v. 2. Netherton & Worth. p. 890. Retrieved 4 October 2008.
  3. ^ "Northallerton Election Petition". Armagh Guardian. 4 May 1866. p. 3. Retrieved 11 March 2018 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ^ "No. 25559". The London Gazette. 16 February 1886. p. 744.
  5. ^ Townend, Peter. Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 105th edition. London: Burke's Peerage Ltd, 1970, page 1342.
  6. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003, volume 3, page 3180.
  7. ^ Burke's Peerage. 1915. p. 1044.
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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Northallerton
1865–1866
Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of Parliament for Kent West
1868–1885
With: John Gilbert Talbot 1868–1878
Viscount Lewisham 1878–1885
Constituency abolished
Baronetage of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Baronet
(of Hillingdon)
1872–1898
Succeeded by
Peerage of the United Kingdom
New creation Baron Hillingdon
1886–1892
Succeeded by