Miller Baronets
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The Miller Baronetcy, of Oxenhoath in the County of Kent, was created in the Baronetage of England on 13 October 1660 for Humphrey Miller. He was High Sheriff of Kent
High Sheriff of Kent
The High Sheriff is the oldest secular office under the Crown. Formerly the High Sheriff was the principal law enforcement officer in the county but over the centuries most of the responsibilities associated with the post have been transferred elsewhere or are now defunct, so that its functions...
in 1666. The title became extinct on the death of the second Baronet in 1714.
The Miller Baronetcy, of Chichester in the County of Sussex, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 October 1705 for Thomas Miller, 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 Chichester
Chichester (UK Parliament constituency)
Chichester is a county constituency in West Sussex, represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It elects one Member of Parliament by the first past the post system of election....
. His father Mark Miller was an Alderman
Alderman
An alderman is a member of a municipal assembly or council in many jurisdictions founded upon English law. The term may be titular, denoting a high-ranking member of a borough or county council, a council member chosen by the elected members themselves rather than by popular vote, or a council...
and Mayor of Chichester
Chichester
Chichester is a cathedral city in West Sussex, within the historic County of Sussex, South-East England. It has a long history as a settlement; its Roman past and its subsequent importance in Anglo-Saxon times are only its beginnings...
. The second Baronet represented Chichester and Sussex
Sussex (UK Parliament constituency)
Sussex was a constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of England then of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1707 to 1800 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 to 1832...
in the House of Commons
British House of Commons
The House of Commons is the lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . Both Commons and Lords meet in the Palace of Westminster. The Commons is a democratically elected body, consisting of 650 members , who are known as Members...
. The third Baronet was Member of Parliament for Chichester. The fifth Baronet sat as Member of Parliament for Lewes
Lewes (UK Parliament constituency)
Lewes is a constituency located in East Sussex and centred on the town of Lewes. It is represented in the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom. It was a safe Conservative seat until 1997, but the Liberal Democrats have gained a strong foothold.-Boundaries:The constituency is...
and Portsmouth
Portsmouth (UK Parliament constituency)
Portsmouth was a borough constituency based upon the borough of Portsmouth in Hampshire. It returned two Members of Parliament to the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, elected by the bloc vote system.- History :...
. Another member of the family to gain distinction was the Hon. Sir Henry Miller
Henry Miller (New Zealand politician)
Sir Henry John Miller was a New Zealand politician.Miller was the second son of The Rev. Sir Thomas Combe Miller, 6th Baronet and his wife Martha Holmes, daughter of the Rev. Thomas Holmes, of Bungay, Suffolk. He was educated at Eton College and admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge on 8 July 1848...
, second son of the sixth Baronet. He was Speaker of the New Zealand Legislative Council
Speaker of the New Zealand Legislative Council
The Speaker of the Legislative Council was the chair of New Zealand's upper house, the Legislative Council. The position corresponded roughly to that of Speaker of the House of Representatives...
from 1892 to 1903.
The Miller Baronetcy, of Glenlee in the Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, was created in the Baronetage of Ireland on 3 March 1788 for Thomas Miller
Thomas Miller, Lord Glenlee
Sir Thomas Miller, 1st Baronet , known as Lord Glenlee during his judicial service, was a Scottish politician and judge....
, Lord President of the Court of Session
Lord President of the Court of Session
The Lord President of the Court of Session is head of the judiciary in Scotland, and presiding judge of the College of Justice and Court of Session, as well as being Lord Justice General of Scotland and head of the High Court of Justiciary, the offices having been combined in 1836...
with the judicial title of Lord Glenlee. The second Baronet was a Lord of Session with the judicial title of Lord Glenlee and also represented Edinburgh
Edinburgh (UK Parliament constituency)
Edinburgh was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of Great Britain from 1708 to 1801 and of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1801 until 1885. Originally a single member constituency, representation was increased to two members in 1832...
in the House of Commons. The seventh Baronet was Chairman of the Suffolk County Council
Suffolk County Council
Suffolk County Council is the administrative authority for the county of Suffolk, England. It is run by 72 elected county councillors representing 63 divisions...
between 1988 and 1989.
The Miller Baronetcy, of Manderston in the County of Berwick, was created in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom on 24 March 1874 for the diplomat and politician William Miller
Sir William Miller, 1st Baronet
Sir William Miller, 1st Baronet, of Manderston, Berwickshire was British Vice-Consul at Saint Petersburg 1842-54, and a Member of Parliament for Leith Burghs 1859 - 1868, for Berwickshire 1873/74, and an armiger....
. The title became extinct on the death of his younger son, the third Baronet, in 1918. The family seat was Manderston
Manderston
Manderston House, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, is the home of Adrian Bailie Nottage Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer. It was completely rebuilt between 1901 and 1903 and has sumptuous interiors with a silver plated staircase...
, Duns
Duns
Duns is the county town of the historic county of Berwickshire, within the Scottish Borders.-Early history:Duns law, the original site of the town of Duns, has the remains of an Iron Age hillfort at its summit...
, Berwickshire
Berwickshire
Berwickshire or the County of Berwick is a registration county, a committee area of the Scottish Borders Council, and a lieutenancy area of Scotland, on the border with England. The town after which it is named—Berwick-upon-Tweed—was lost by Scotland to England in 1482...
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Miller Baronets, of Oxenhoath (1660)
- Sir Humphrey Miller, 1st Baronet (d. 1709)
- Sir Borlase Miller, 2nd Baronet (d. 1714)
Miller Baronets, of Chichester (1705)
- Sir Thomas Miller, 1st Baronet (c. 1635-1705)
- Sir John Miller, 2nd Baronet (1665–1721)
- Sir Thomas Miller, 3rd Baronet (c. 1689-1733)
- Sir John Miller, 4th Baronet (d. 1772)
- Sir Thomas Miller, 5th BaronetSir Thomas Miller, 5th BaronetSir Thomas Miller, 5th Baronet , MP for Lewes 1774–1778 and Portsmouth 1806–1816In 1770, Miller, formerly of Lavant, near Chichester, bought a country house in Hampshire called Froyle Place with the manor of Froyle.-References:...
(c. 1735-1816) - Sir Thomas Combe Miller, 6th BaronetSir Thomas Miller, 6th BaronetSir Thomas Combe Miller, 6th Baronet , was an English clergyman and landowner.The second but eldest surviving son of Sir Thomas Miller, 5th Baronet, Miller became a Church of England priest and Vicar of Froyle, Hampshire, in 1811. He was largely responsible for the rebuilding of the nave of the...
(1781–1864) - Sir Charles Hayes Miller, 7th Baronet (1829–1868)
- Sir Charles John Hubert Miller, 8th Baronet (1858–1940)
- Sir Henry Holmes Miller, 9th Baronet (1865–1952)
- Sir Ernest Henry John Miller, 10th Baronet (1897–1960)
- Sir John Holmes Miller, 11th Baronet (1925–1995)
- Sir Harry Miller, 12th Baronet (1927–2007)
Miller Baronets, of Glenlee (1788)
- Sir Thomas Miller, 1st BaronetThomas Miller, Lord GlenleeSir Thomas Miller, 1st Baronet , known as Lord Glenlee during his judicial service, was a Scottish politician and judge....
(1717–1789) - Sir William Miller, 2nd Baronet (1755–1846)
- Sir William Miller, 3rd Baronet (1815–1861)
- Sir Thomas Macdonald Miller, 4th Baronet (1846–1875)
- Sir William Frederick Miller, 5th Baronet (1868–1948)
- Sir Alastair George Lionel Joseph Miller, 6th Baronet (1893–1964)
- Sir Frederick William Macdonald Miller, 7th Baronet (1920–1991)
- Sir Stephen William Macdonald Miller, 8th Baronet (b. 1953)
Miller Baronets, of Manderston (1874)
- Sir William Miller, 1st BaronetSir William Miller, 1st BaronetSir William Miller, 1st Baronet, of Manderston, Berwickshire was British Vice-Consul at Saint Petersburg 1842-54, and a Member of Parliament for Leith Burghs 1859 - 1868, for Berwickshire 1873/74, and an armiger....
(1809–1887) - Sir James Percy Miller, 2nd Baronet DSO (22 October 1864 – 22 January 1906). Miller was the eldest surviving son of Sir William Miller, 1st Baronet, by Mary Anne, daughter of John Farley Leith, a Queen's CounselQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law...
and Member of ParliamentMember of ParliamentA 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 AberdeenAberdeen (UK Parliament constituency)Aberdeen was a burgh constituency of the House of Commons of the Parliament of the United Kingdom from 1832 until 1885. It was represented by one Member of Parliament , elected by the first past the post voting system.- 1832 to 1868 :...
. He was a Captain in the 14th Hussars from 1885 to 1892, and Adjutant from 1888 to 92 and served in the Second Boer WarSecond Boer WarThe Second Boer War was fought from 11 October 1899 until 31 May 1902 between the British Empire and the Afrikaans-speaking Dutch settlers of two independent Boer republics, the South African Republic and the Orange Free State...
from 1900 where in 1901 he was second in command of the sixth battalion, Imperial YeomanryImperial YeomanryThe Imperial Yeomanry was a British volunteer cavalry regiment that mainly saw action during the Second Boer War. Officially created on 24 December 1899, the regiment was based on members of standing Yeomanry regiments, but also contained a large contingent of mid-upper class English volunteers. In...
. He was made an Hon. Major in the army in 1901 and became a full Major in the Lothians and Berwickshire Imperial YeomanryImperial YeomanryThe Imperial Yeomanry was a British volunteer cavalry regiment that mainly saw action during the Second Boer War. Officially created on 24 December 1899, the regiment was based on members of standing Yeomanry regiments, but also contained a large contingent of mid-upper class English volunteers. In...
from 1902. Miller was awarded the Distinguished Service OrderDistinguished Service OrderThe Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
and was also a Deputy LieutenantDeputy LieutenantIn the United Kingdom, a Deputy Lieutenant is one of several deputies to the Lord Lieutenant of a lieutenancy area; an English ceremonial county, Welsh preserved county, Scottish lieutenancy area, or Northern Irish county borough or county....
and Justice of the PeaceJustice of the PeaceA justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
for Berwickshire. He was responsible for the commissioning of the complete rebuild of the magnificent ManderstonManderstonManderston House, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, is the home of Adrian Bailie Nottage Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer. It was completely rebuilt between 1901 and 1903 and has sumptuous interiors with a silver plated staircase...
House, near DunsDunsDuns is the county town of the historic county of Berwickshire, within the Scottish Borders.-Early history:Duns law, the original site of the town of Duns, has the remains of an Iron Age hillfort at its summit...
, Berwickshire. His town residence was 45 Grosvenor Square, BelgraviaBelgraviaBelgravia is a district of central London in the City of Westminster and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea. Noted for its immensely expensive residential properties, it is one of the wealthiest districts in the world...
, London. Miller married, 19 January 1893, Eveline (1864–1934) daughter of Alfred Nathaniel Holden Curzon, 4th Baron Scarsdale (1831–1916) by his spouse Blanche (1837–1875), daughter of Joseph Pocklington Senhouse, of Netherhall. They had no issue, and he was succeeded by his brother John. - Sir John Alexander Miller, 3rd Baronet (27 September 1867 – 16 February 1918). Miller inherited the baronetcy from his brother, James Miller. In 1899 he was appointed a Justice of the PeaceJustice of the PeaceA justice of the peace is a puisne judicial officer elected or appointed by means of a commission to keep the peace. Depending on the jurisdiction, they might dispense summary justice or merely deal with local administrative applications in common law jurisdictions...
and magistrateMagistrateA magistrate is an officer of the state; in modern usage the term usually refers to a judge or prosecutor. This was not always the case; in ancient Rome, a magistratus was one of the highest government officers and possessed both judicial and executive powers. Today, in common law systems, a...
for KentKentKent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
. At the time of his first marriage, 1889, John Alexander Miller was stated to be a bachelor and landed proprietor living at Manderston, DunsDunsDuns is the county town of the historic county of Berwickshire, within the Scottish Borders.-Early history:Duns law, the original site of the town of Duns, has the remains of an Iron Age hillfort at its summit...
, Berwickshire. However by 1903 John Alexander Miller's country address is Bifrons, Patrixbourne, CanterburyCanterburyCanterbury is a historic English cathedral city, which lies at the heart of the City of Canterbury, a district of Kent in South East England. It lies on the River Stour....
, KentKentKent is a county in southeast England, and is one of the home counties. It borders East Sussex, Surrey and Greater London and has a defined boundary with Essex in the middle of the Thames Estuary. The ceremonial county boundaries of Kent include the shire county of Kent and the unitary borough of...
. His town address was 31 Cadogan Square, Chelsea, LondonChelsea, LondonChelsea is an area of West London, England, bounded to the south by the River Thames, where its frontage runs from Chelsea Bridge along the Chelsea Embankment, Cheyne Walk, Lots Road and Chelsea Harbour. Its eastern boundary was once defined by the River Westbourne, which is now in a pipe above...
. He married twice: firstly on 19 September 1889 in a Scottish Episcopalian service at Ayton CastleAyton CastleAyton Castle is located to the east of Ayton in the Scottish Borders. It is north-west of Berwick upon Tweed, in the former county of Berwickshire. Built around a medieval tower house, the present castle dates largely from the 19th century. Ayton Castle is the caput of the feudal barony of Ayton...
, Berwickshire, the family seat of the bride, Inez Mary (b. 1867, Toronto, Canada), eldest child of William Mitchell-Innes (1841–1879), Captain, 13th Hussars by his spouse Agnes, daughter of Henry Young Hulbert. Inez divorced her husband on 1 February 1901. Sir John inherited the baronetcy upon his brother's death in 1906, and the following year married Eveline Frances, daughter of Colonel John B Cookson, C.B. There was no issue by either marriage and the baronetcy became extinct. ManderstonManderstonManderston House, Duns, Berwickshire, Scotland, is the home of Adrian Bailie Nottage Palmer, 4th Baron Palmer. It was completely rebuilt between 1901 and 1903 and has sumptuous interiors with a silver plated staircase...
was entailed to Amy, (Mrs Thomas Bailie), Sir John's eldest sister.