Wilson Henry Mills (10 January 1882 – 27 March 1955) was a Liberal party member of the

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. He was born in Sparta, Ontario and became a farmer and apple grower by career. Mills attended schools in Elgin. He served for eight years as a municipal councillor in Sparta, Ontario and for four years as a regional councillor for Elgin County, Ontario, becoming that county's warden in 1920. He was first elected to Parliament at the Elgin West riding in a by-election on 24 September 1934, replacing Mitchell Hepburn who resigned to run in the 1934 provincial election becoming

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. Mills was re-elected at Elgin in the 1935 federal election and again in

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. After completing his term in the

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, Mills left federal politics and did not seek another term in the 1945 election.

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* 1882 births 1955 deaths Canadian farmers Liberal Party of Canada MPs Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Ontario People from Elgin County {{Liberal-Ontario-MP-stub