Thomas Mills (1794 – 11 November 1862)[1][2] was a British Liberal and Whig politician.
Thomas Mills | |
|---|---|
| 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 (aged 67–68) |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Other political affiliations | Whig |
| Parent(s) | Samuel Mills Mary Wilson |
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]
References
edit- ^ Rayment, Leigh (4 May 2018). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "T"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 15 July 2018. Retrieved 15 July 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ a b "Mills, Thomas (FML815T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (e-book) (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. pp. 282–283. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.