Charles Mills (13 July 1755 – 29 January 1826) was a British Member of Parliament and a Director of the East India Company.

He was the second son of the Revd. John Mills, rector of Barford and Oxhill, Warwickshire and educated at Rugby. He was a partner in the private bank Glyn's and from 1785 to 1815 was also a director of the East India Company, before becoming deputy chairman.[1] In 1858, he was one of the EIC directors appointed to the Council of India.

Mills was elected MP for Warwick from 1802 to 1826.[2]

He married his sister-in-law Jane, the daughter of the Hon. Wriothesley Digby of Meriden, Warwickshire. He had no children and was succeeded by his nephews.

References

  1. Youssef Cassis (2004). "Mills family (per. 1773–1939)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/48006. Retrieved 5 August 2010. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
  2. "Leigh Rayment's House of Commons pages". Archived from the original on 31 December 2010. Retrieved 5 August 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)


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