Charles Mills, 1st Baron Hillingdon
Charles Mills, 1st Baron Hillingdon | |
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| Born | Error: Invalid birth date for calculating age Camelford House, Park Lane, London, England |
| Died | April 3, 1898 (aged 67) |
| Occupation(s) | Banker, politician |
| Known for | Partner in Glyn, Mills & Co.; Member of Parliament for Northallerton and Kent West; Baron Hillingdon |
Charles Henry Mills, 1st Baron Hillingdon (26 April 1830 – 3 April 1898), initially known as Sir Charles Mills, 2nd Baronet between 1872 and 1886, was a prominent British banker and a politician affiliated with the Conservative.
Early life
Born on 26 April 1830 at Camelford House, Park Lane, London, Mills was the sole male heir of Sir Charles Mills, 1st Baronet and Emily Cox, whose father was Richard Henry Cox, a banker associated with Hillingdon House, Middlesex.
On his father's side, his grandparents were Elizabeth ( Digby) Mills and William Mills, who served as a director of the Honourable East India Company. His uncle was John Mills.
Career
As a partner in the banking institution Glyn, Mills & Co., Mills also pursued a political career. He was elected to Parliament representing Northallerton in 1865; however, he lost the seat in 1866 following allegations of bribery by his agents. Subsequently, he served as the Member of Parliament for Kent West from 1868 until 1885.
Inheriting the baronetcy and Hillingdon Court upon his father's death in 1872, he was later raised to the peerage on 15 February 1886 as Baron Hillingdon, of Hillingdon in Middlesex.
Personal life
Lord Hillingdon married Lady Louisa Isabella Lascelles in 1853. She was the daughter of Henry Lascelles, 3rd Earl of Harewood, and Lady Louisa Thynne, herself the daughter of the 2nd Marquess of Bath. Their family included several children:
- Charles William Mills, 2nd Baron Hillingdon (1855–1919), who wed Hon. Alice Marion Harbord.
- Hon. Algernon Henry Mills (1856–1922), married Hon. Mary Frances Seymour Dawson-Damer.
- Hon. Egremont John Mills (1866–1947), Lieutenant-Colonel in West Kent Imperial Yeomanry, married Florence Hozler.
- Hon. Kenelm James Mills (1868–1900), Lieutenant in The Sherwood Foresters, died unmarried.
- Hon. Geoffrey Edward Mills (1875–1917), married twice—first to Grace Victoria Boddam and later to Hilda Susan Ellen Cooper.
- Hon. Mabel Blanche Mills (died 1936), wife of Charles Molyneux Grenfell.
- Hon. Isabel Mary Mills (died 1941), married Col. Sir Herbert Lawrence.
Lord Hillingdon passed away at age 67 in April 1898 and was succeeded by his eldest son Charles. Lady Hillingdon died at age 88 in November 1918.