Sir Charles Mills, 1st Baronet
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Sir Charles Mills, 1st Baronet (23 January 1792 – 4 October 1872) was a British banker and member of the Council of India
.
Born at Popes, Hatfield
, he was the third son of William Mills, a director of the Honourable East India Company, and the younger brother of John Mills.
Like his father, he was connected with the banking firm of Glyn, Mills and Company, in conjunction with Sir Richard Glyn, 1st Baronet
and later his son Lord Wolverton
and grandson George Grenfell Glyn
.
On 28 August 1822, he was appointed a director of the East India Company, retaining the post until 1858. Upon the liquidation of the Company by the Government of India Act 1858
, he was appointed to the Council of India
, acting as a financial adviser to the Secretary of State for India
until resigning in 1868. He was created a baronet
, of Hillingdon, Middlesex, on 17 November 1868, for his services on the council.
In 1825, he married Emily Cox, daughter of the banker Richard Henry Cox, of Hillingdon House
, Middlesex
. Sir Charles had Hillingdon Court
built nearby to serve as the Mills family home. Their son Charles Henry
followed his father into banking and was later raised to the Peerage as Baron Hillingdon
. He died in 1872 at Hillingdon Court, having acquired a large estate there.
Council of India
The Council of India was the name given at different times to two separate bodies associated with British rule in India.The original Council of India was established by the Regulating Act of 1773 as a council of four formal advisors to the Governor-General at Fort William...
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Born at Popes, Hatfield
Hatfield, Hertfordshire
Hatfield is a town and civil parish in Hertfordshire, England in the borough of Welwyn Hatfield. It has a population of 29,616, and is of Saxon origin. Hatfield House, the home of the Marquess of Salisbury, is the nucleus of the old town...
, he was the third son of William Mills, a director of the Honourable East India Company, and the younger brother of John Mills.
Like his father, he was connected with the banking firm of Glyn, Mills and Company, in conjunction with Sir Richard Glyn, 1st Baronet
Sir Richard Glyn, 1st Baronet, of Gaunt's House
Sir Richard Carr Glyn, 1st Baronet was a British banker and politician.Glyn was the son of Sir Richard Glyn, 1st Baronet, by his second wife Elizabeth...
and later his son Lord Wolverton
George Glyn, 1st Baron Wolverton
George Carr Glyn, 1st Baron Wolverton was a banker with interests in the railways, a partner in the family firm of Glyn, Mills & Co., which was reputed to be the largest private bank in London....
and grandson George Grenfell Glyn
George Glyn, 2nd Baron Wolverton
George Grenfell Glyn, 2nd Baron Wolverton PC , was a British Liberal politician. He held office in three of the Liberal administrations of William Ewart Gladstone.-Background:...
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On 28 August 1822, he was appointed a director of the East India Company, retaining the post until 1858. Upon the liquidation of the Company by the Government of India Act 1858
Government of India Act 1858
The Government of India Act 1858 is an Act of the Parliament of the United Kingdom passed on August 2, 1858. Its provisions called for the liquidation of the British East India Company and the transference of its functions to the British Crown...
, he was appointed to the Council of India
Council of India
The Council of India was the name given at different times to two separate bodies associated with British rule in India.The original Council of India was established by the Regulating Act of 1773 as a council of four formal advisors to the Governor-General at Fort William...
, acting as a financial adviser to the Secretary of State for India
Secretary of State for India
The Secretary of State for India, or India Secretary, was the British Cabinet minister responsible for the government of India and the political head of the India Office...
until resigning in 1868. He was created a baronet
Baronet
A baronet or the rare female equivalent, a baronetess , is the holder of a hereditary baronetcy awarded by the British Crown...
, of Hillingdon, Middlesex, on 17 November 1868, for his services on the council.
In 1825, he married Emily Cox, daughter of the banker Richard Henry Cox, of Hillingdon House
Hillingdon House
Hillingdon House is a Grade II listed mansion in Hillingdon, Greater London. The original house was built in 1717 as a hunting lodge for the Duke of Schomberg. It was destroyed by fire and the present house was built in its place in 1844....
, Middlesex
Middlesex
Middlesex is one of the historic counties of England and the second smallest by area. The low-lying county contained the wealthy and politically independent City of London on its southern boundary and was dominated by it from a very early time...
. Sir Charles had Hillingdon Court
Hillingdon Court
Hillingdon Court is a Grade II listed mansion in Hillingdon, within the London Borough of Hillingdon. Originally built in 1858 as the family home of the Mills family, the mansion has formed part of the ACS Hillingdon International School since 1978...
built nearby to serve as the Mills family home. Their son Charles Henry
Charles Mills, 1st Baron Hillingdon
Charles Henry Mills, 1st Baron Hillingdon , known as Sir Charles Mills, 2nd Baronet, from 1872 to 1886, was a British banker and Conservative politician....
followed his father into banking and was later raised to the Peerage as Baron Hillingdon
Baron Hillingdon
Baron Hillingdon, of Hillingdon in the County of Middlesex, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom held by the Mills family. This family descended from Charles Mills, a Director of the Honourable East India Company and a member of the Council of India. On 17 November 1868 he was created a...
. He died in 1872 at Hillingdon Court, having acquired a large estate there.