John Mills | |
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Member of Parliament for Rochester | |
In office 1831–1835 Serving with Ralph Bernal | |
Preceded by | Ralph Bernal Lord Villiers |
Succeeded by | Ralph Bernal Thomas Twisden Hodges |
Personal details | |
Born | 11 August 1789 |
Died | 18 February 1871 | (aged 81)
Spouse |
Sarah Charlotte Micklethwait
(m. 1835; died 1869) |
Relations | Sir Charles Mills, 1st Baronet (brother) Charles Mills (uncle) Charles Mills, 1st Baron Hillingdon (nephew) |
Parent(s) | William Mills Elizabeth Digby |
Education | Harrow School |
Alma mater | Christ Church, Oxford |
John Mills (11 August 1789 – 18 February 1871)[1] was a British soldier, politician and amateur cricketer who played first-class cricket from 1816 to 1820.
He was the eldest son of William Mills, a director of the Honourable East India Company, and the elder brother of Sir Charles Mills, 1st Baronet.[2]
Mills was educated at Harrow and Christ Church, Oxford, matriculating on 22 October 1807.[2]
He was commissioned an ensign in the Coldstream Guards on 27 December 1809.[3] Mainly associated with Hampshire, he made 9 known appearances in first-class matches.[4] He played for the Gentlemen in the Gentlemen v Players series. Mills served with the regiment during the Peninsular War and in Holland. He was promoted lieutenant and captain on 10 January 1814.[5]
Mills was later appointed a verderer of the New Forest. He was elected as a Tory (and later Conservative) Member of Parliament (MP) for Rochester at the 1831 general election[6] having contested the seat unsuccessfully in 1830.[6] He was re-elected in 1832, and held the seat until he stood down at the 1835 general election.[7] He was High Sheriff of Hampshire in 1839, and was appointed a deputy lieutenant in 1846.[8]
On 28 July 1835, Mills married Sarah Charlotte Micklethwait (1813–1869), a daughter of Nathaniel Micklethwait and Lady Charlotte Marianne Harriet Rous (daughter of the 1st Earl of Stradbroke). Together, they were the parents of:[9]
He died in 1871 at his estate of Bisterne.[2]
Through his second son, he was a grandfather of John Mills, MP for New Forest and Christchurch.[10]