Baron Hillingdon
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Baron Hillingdon, of Hillingdon in the County of Middlesex, was a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom
held by the Mills family. This family descended from Charles Mills
, a Director of the Honourable East India Company and a member of the Council of India. On 17 November 1868 he was created a Baronet in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. He was succeeded by his only son, the second Baronet. He was a banker and Conservative
politician. On 15 February 1886 he was raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Baron Hillingdon, of Hillingdon in the County of Middlesex. When he died the titles passed to his eldest son, the second Baron. He was also a banker and Conservative politician. He was succeeded by his son, the third Baron. He sat as Conservative Member of Parliament
for Uxbridge
. When he died the titles passed to his eldest son, the fourth Baron. He died without surviving male issue and was succeeded by his kinsman, the fifth Baronet. On his death in 1982 the titles became extinct.
Hillingdon Court
, built by Sir Charles Mills, 1st Baronet in 1858, served as the Mills family home.
Peerage of the United Kingdom
The Peerage of the United Kingdom comprises most peerages created in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland after the Act of Union in 1801, when it replaced the Peerage of Great Britain...
held by the Mills family. This family descended from Charles Mills
Sir Charles Mills, 1st Baronet
Sir Charles Mills, 1st Baronet 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.Like his father, he was connected with the banking firm of...
, a Director of the Honourable East India Company and a member of the Council of India. On 17 November 1868 he was created a Baronet in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. He was succeeded by his only son, the second Baronet. He was a banker and Conservative
Conservative Party (UK)
The Conservative Party, formally the Conservative and Unionist Party, is a centre-right political party in the United Kingdom that adheres to the philosophies of conservatism and British unionism. It is the largest political party in the UK, and is currently the largest single party in the House...
politician. On 15 February 1886 he was raised to the Peerage of the United Kingdom as Baron Hillingdon, of Hillingdon in the County of Middlesex. When he died the titles passed to his eldest son, the second Baron. He was also a banker and Conservative politician. He was succeeded by his son, the third Baron. He sat as Conservative Member of Parliament
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
for Uxbridge
Uxbridge (UK Parliament constituency)
Uxbridge was a borough constituency represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elected one Member of Parliament using the first-past-the-post voting system, from 1885 until it was abolished at the 2010 general election....
. When he died the titles passed to his eldest son, the fourth Baron. He died without surviving male issue and was succeeded by his kinsman, the fifth Baronet. On his death in 1982 the titles became extinct.
Hillingdon Court
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 1978...
, built by Sir Charles Mills, 1st Baronet in 1858, served as the Mills family home.
Mills Baronets, of Hillingdon (1868)
- Sir Charles Mills, 1st BaronetSir Charles Mills, 1st BaronetSir Charles Mills, 1st Baronet 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.Like his father, he was connected with the banking firm of...
(1792–1872) - Sir Charles Henry Mills, 2nd BaronetCharles Mills, 1st Baron HillingdonCharles Henry Mills, 1st Baron Hillingdon , known as Sir Charles Mills, 2nd Baronet, from 1872 to 1886, was a British banker and Conservative politician....
(1830–1898) (created Baron Hillingdon in 1886)
Barons Hillingdon (1886)
- Charles Henry Mills, 1st Baron HillingdonCharles Mills, 1st Baron HillingdonCharles Henry Mills, 1st Baron Hillingdon , known as Sir Charles Mills, 2nd Baronet, from 1872 to 1886, was a British banker and Conservative politician....
(1830–1898) - Charles William Mills, 2nd Baron HillingdonCharles Mills, 2nd Baron HillingdonCharles William Mills, 2nd Baron Hillingdon , was a British banker and Conservative politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1885 to 1892....
(1855–1919) - Arthur Robert Mills, 3rd Baron Hillingdon (1891–1952)
- Charles Hedworth Mills, 4th Baron Hillingdon (1922–1978)
- Hon. Charles James Mills (1951–before 1978)
- Patrick Charles Mills, 5th Baron Hillingdon (1906–1982)