Baron Hillingdon
Baron Hillingdon, of Hillingdon in the County of Middlesex, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom held by the Mills family.
The family descended from William Mills, who married Elizabeth Digby. Their son was
When he died the titles passed to his eldest son, the second Baron, Charles William Mills. He was also a banker and Conservative politician. He was married to The Hon. Alice Harbord, and was succeeded by his son, the third Baron, Arthur Robert Mills,
When he died the titles passed to his eldest son, the fourth Baron, Charles Hedworth Mills, who died on 6 May 1978,[5] The title then passed to the third Baron's first cousin, Patrick Charles Mills, son of Geoffrey Edward Mills, sixth son of the first baron.[6] He died in 1982.[7][8]
The Mills family partly owned the London bank Glyn, Mills & Co.[9] and held close business relationships with the Rothschild family. Hillingdon Court, built by Sir Charles Mills, 1st Baronet in 1858, served as the preferred family home until it was sold in 1919.[10]
Mills Baronets, of Hillingdon Court (1868)
- Sir Charles Mills, 1st Baronet (1792–1872)
- Sir Charles Henry Mills, 2nd Baronet (1830–1898) (created Baron Hillingdon in 1886)
Barons Hillingdon (1886)
- Charles Henry Mills, 1st Baron Hillingdon (1830–1898)
- Charles William Mills, 2nd Baron Hillingdon (1855–1919)
- Hon. Charles Thomas Mills(1887–1915)
- Arthur Robert Mills, 3rd Baron Hillingdon (1891–1952)
- Charles Hedworth Mills, 4th Baron Hillingdon (1922–1978)
- Patrick Charles Mills, 5th Baron Hillingdon (1906–1982)
Arms
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See also
References
- ^ "No. 23439". The London Gazette. 10 November 1868. p. 5812.
- ^ "No. 25559". The London Gazette. 16 February 1886. p. 744.
- ^ Hesilrige 1921, p. 478.
- ^ "Calendar of Probates and Administrations". probatesearch.service.gov.uk.
- ^ ""Deaths."" (32 ed.). London, England: Times. 8 May 1978.
The Times Digital Archive, 9 May 1978
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1939. p. 1302.
- ^ "Gravestone Photographic Resource - Charles Henry Mills grave monument in St Peter and St Paul church burial ground, Seal, Kent, England". gravestonephotos.com.
- ^ "Arthur Robert Mills, 3rd baron Hillingdon". geni.com.
- ^ Royal Bank of Scotland Heritage Hub - People - Charles William Mills
- ^ "Latest Kent Sevenoaks news | Kent Live". Sevenoakschronicle.co.uk. 23 February 2017. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ Burke's Peerage. 1915. p. 1044.
Work cited
- Hesilrige, Arthur G. M. (1921). Debrett's Peerage and Titles of courtesy. 160A, )