Henry Mellish

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, CB (31 October 1856 – 2 February 1927) was known for his participation in competitive rifle shooting and meteorology.Biography of Colonel Henry Mellish (1856–1927) – The University of Nottingham Biography of Colonel Henry Mellish (1856-1927)
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estate in 1864 upon the death of his father William Leigh Mellish. He was educated at

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and at

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.Mellish Family of Hodsock Priory, Nottinghamshire, 1160–1911
/ref> Mellish was called in 1882 to the Bar at the

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. Instead of practising law, he had a career in Nottinghamshire County government and served as a magistrate. He attained the rank of lieutenant-colonel of the Nottinghamshire Volunteers and Territorial Force. In competitive rifle shooting he represented England in the

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in over twenty occasions at

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and Bisley. Mellish was President of the

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in 1909–1911 and maintained a weather recording station at Hodsock Priory for many years.

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was named in his honour.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mellish, Henry 1856 births 1927 deaths People educated at Eton College Alumni of Balliol College, Oxford English meteorologists Presidents of the Royal Meteorological Society Fellows of the Royal Geographical Society British Militia officers Sherwood Foresters officers