Charles Henry Mills, 1st Baron Hillingdon (26 April 1830 – 3 April 1898), known from 1872 to 1886 as Sir Charles Mills, 2nd Baronet, was a British banker and

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politician. Hillingdon was the only son of

Sir Charles Mills, 1st Baronet 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 th ...

, and his wife Emily, daughter of Richard Henry Cox. He was a partner in the banking firm of Glyn, Mills & Co. In 1865 he entered Parliament for

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, a seat he held until 1866 when he was unseated due to bribery by his agents. Later, he represented

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from 1868 to 1885. He succeeded his father in the baronetcy in 1872, inheriting

Hillingdon Court Hillingdon Court is a Grade II listed mansion in Hillingdon, within the London Borough of Hillingdon. Originally built in 1858 as the family home of the Mills family, the mansion has formed part of the ACS Hillingdon International School since ...

. On 15 February 1886 he was raised to the peerage as Baron Hillingdon, of Hillingdon in the County of Middlesex. Lord Hillingdon had married Lady Louisa Isabella, daughter of

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, in 1853. He died in April 1898, aged 67, and was succeeded in his titles by his eldest son Charles. Lady Hillingdon died in November 1918, aged 88.

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