Sir Richard Mill, 5th Baronet (c. 1689 – 16 May 1760) of Woolbeding House, Sussex was a British landowner and politician who sat in the House of Commons between 1721 and 1747.
Sir Richard Mill | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Horsham | |
| In office 1741-1747 | |
| Member of Parliament for Penryn | |
| In office 1734-1741 | |
| Member of Parliament for Midhurst | |
| In office 1721-1722 1729-1734 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1689 |
| Died | 16 May 1760 (aged 70–71) |
| Spouse |
Mary Knollys (m. 1713) |
| Children | 9 |
| Education | St. John's College, Oxford |
Biography edit
Mill was the second son of Sir John Mill, 3rd Baronet of Woolbeding and his wife Margaret Grey, daughter of Thomas Grey of Woolbeding. He succeeded his brother John in the baronetcy in 1706 [1] He matriculated at St John's College, Oxford on 12 March 1708, aged 18.[2] On 12 March 1713, he married. Mary Knollys, daughter of Robert Knollys of Grove Place, Nursling, Hampshire.[1]
Mill was brought in by the Duke of Somerset to fill a vacancy at Midhurst and was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament at a by-election on 6 November 1721. He did not stand at the 1722 general election. In 1723 he was High Sheriff of Hampshire. He was brought in again at a by-election at Midhurst on 1 February 1729 and represented the borough until 1734. At the 1734 general election he was elected MP for Penryn in the interest of Richard Edgcumbe. He was returned unopposed for Horsham at the 1741 general election by the 7th Viscount Irwin at the request of the Duke of Newcastle. He voted with the Administration consistently and retired in 1747.[3]
Mill died on 16 May 1760. He had four sons Richard, John, Henry, and Charles who succeeded to the baronetcy in turn. His five daughters were Margaret, Philadelphia, Elizabeth, Mary and Martha.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c J. and J.B. Burke (1838). A genealogical and heraldic history of the extinct and dormant baronetcies of England. John Burke. p. 357. Retrieved 12 September 2018.
- ^ "'Michaelson-Morcombe', in Alumni Oxonienses 1500-1714, ed. Joseph Foster (Oxford, 1891), pp. 1007-1026". British History Online. Retrieved 24 August 2018.
- ^ "MILL, Sir Richard, 5th Bt. (?1689-1760), of Woolbeding, nr. Midhurst, Suss". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 12 September 2018.