On 28 August 1822, he was appointed a director of the East India Company, retaining the post until 1858.[1] 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 Court, Middlesex, on 17 November 1868,[3] for his services on the council.[2]
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.[4] Their son Charles Henry followed his father into banking and was later raised to the Peerage as Baron Hillingdon.[2] He died in 1872 at Hillingdon Court, having acquired a large estate there.
Arms
Coat of arms of Sir Charles Mills, 1st Baronet
Crest
A demi-lion reguardant Or gorged with a collar gemel Azure between the paws a millrind Sable.
Escutcheon
Gyronny of eight Argent and Azure a millrind Sable.
charles, mills, baronet, january, 1792, october, 1872, british, banker, member, council, india, born, popes, hatfield, third, william, mills, director, honourable, east, india, company, younger, brother, john, mills, like, father, connected, with, banking, fir. 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 1 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 2 On 28 August 1822 he was appointed a director of the East India Company retaining the post until 1858 1 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 Court Middlesex on 17 November 1868 3 for his services on the council 2 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 4 Their son Charles Henry followed his father into banking and was later raised to the Peerage as Baron Hillingdon 2 He died in 1872 at Hillingdon Court having acquired a large estate there Arms EditCoat of arms of Sir Charles Mills 1st Baronet Crest A demi lion reguardant Or gorged with a collar gemel Azure between the paws a millrind Sable Escutcheon Gyronny of eight Argent and Azure a millrind Sable Motto Nil Conscire Sibi 5 References EditCitations a b Boase Frederic 1897 Modern English Biography v 2 Netherton amp Worth p 890 Retrieved 4 October 2008 a b c Banking Obituary The Bankers Magazine and Journal of the Money Market Richard Groombridge 972 973 1872 Retrieved 4 October 2008 No 23439 The London Gazette 10 November 1868 p 5812 Pearce 2007 p 44 Burke s Peerage 1915 p 1044 BibliographyPearce Ken 2007 Hillingdon Village Stroud Sutton Publishing ISBN 978 0 7509 4675 9Baronetage of the United KingdomNew creation Baronet of Hillingdon 1868 1872 Succeeded byCharles Mills Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sir Charles Mills 1st Baronet amp oldid 1089072431, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
