Thomas Mills (MP)
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Thomas Mills (1794 – 11 November 1862)[1][2] was a British Liberal and Whig politician.
Quick Facts Member of Parliament for Totnes, Preceded by ...
Thomas Mills | |
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Member of Parliament for Totnes | |
In office 8 July 1852 – 11 November 1862 | |
Preceded by | Charles Barry Baldwin Edward Seymour |
Succeeded by | John Pender George Hay |
Personal details | |
Born | 1794 Middlesex, England |
Died | 11 November 1862(1862-11-11) (aged 67–68) |
Political party | Liberal |
Other political affiliations | Whig |
Parent(s) | Samuel Mills Mary Wilson |
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Born in Middlesex, Mills was the eldest son of Samuel Mills and Mary née Wilson. He was admitted to Queens' College, Cambridge in Michaelmas in 1815, graduating with a BA in 1819 and an MA in 1822. He was admitted at the Inner Temple in 1816, and called to the Bar in 1832. After this, he was a Justice of the Peace for Middlesex and Bedfordshire and a Deputy Lieutenant of Hampshire.[2]
Mills was first elected Whig MP for Totnes at the 1852 general election and, becoming a Liberal in 1859, held the seat until his death in 1862.[3]