MILLS, Paixfield or Paitfield. b. 1817; solicitor general of Nevis 9 Dec. 1847, chief justice of Nevis 1852 or 1853. d. of cholera at Nevis 1 Jany. 1854.
MILLS, Richard (youngest son of Thomas Mills, V. of Hillingdon, Middlesex). b. Hillingdon 1785; one of the sworn clerks of court of chancery to 1842; a taxing master in court of chancery 1842–71. d. the Moat, Eltham, Kent 21 April 1880. Law Times, lxix 16 (1880).
MILLS, Richard. b. Pump farm near Benenden, Kent 16 Feb. 1798; first played at Lord’s in Kent v. M.C.C. 2 July 1827; left handed batsman and bowler; played in the great matches at Lord’s for many seasons and was one of best players of his day; with Wenman beat an eleven at double wicket without having any fieldsmen; a match Kent v. Yorkshire given for his benefit at Cranbrook 1862; a farmer and hop grower at Hawkhurst, Kent 1862. Lillywhite’s Cricket scores, ii 17 (1862).
MILLS, Richard Horner. Educ. at Trin. coll. Dublin, B.A. 1838, M.A. 1841; professor of political economy in Queen’s college, Cork 1849 to death; author of The principles of currency and banking, being five lectures delivered in Queen’s college, Cork 1853. d. London 24 Aug. 1893.
MILLS, Thomas. b. 18 Oct. 1794; contested Reading 30 June 1841; M.P. Totnes 8 July 1852 to death. d. on the St. Alban’s road, between Tolmers and Colman Green, Herts. 10 Nov. 1862.
MILLS, Thomas (son of Thomas Mills of Grove house, Surrey). b. 17 Nov. 1792; ed. Ch. Ch. Oxf., B.A. 1814; chaplain in ordinary to the sovereign 1816 to death; R. of Little Henny, Essex 8 May 1821 to death; R. of Stutton, Suffolk 9 Oct. 1821 to death; R. of Great Saxham, Suffolk 9 Oct. 1829 to death; hon. canon of Norwich cath. 1859 to death. d. Stutton rectory 29 Sep. 1879.
MILLS, William. b. Lessudden, Roxburghshire 1776; merchant at Glasgow; raised himself to a position of affluence; established the first line of steamers betwixt Glasgow and the Mersey 1820; lord provost of Glasgow 1834 and 1836. d. 1857.
MILLS, William (2 son of Frederick Russell Mills of Hillingdon, Middlesex, precis writer to Home office). b. Lower Grosvenor place, London 3 June 1820; ed. at Harrow, where he obtained a governor’s scholarship; captain of the Harrow eleven 1839; went to St. John’s coll. Camb., played in the university eleven 1840–3; B.A. 1843, M.A. 1847; barrister I.T. 29 Jany. 1847; revising barrister in South Wales circuit to death; reported in the Q.B. and Q.B. division 1857 to death; on the staff of the Law reports 1867 to death; edited with Wm. Markby, Roscoe’s Digest of the law of evidence in actions at nisi prius 11 ed. 1866. d. 1 Brunswick villas, St. John’s Wood, London 22 Sep. 1877. bur. Kensal Green cemetery 26 Sep. Law Times, lxiii 385 (1877).
MILLS, William (son of rev. W. Mills of Harrow). b. 1818; ed. at Harrow; chief engineer of London, Chatham and Dover railway from its foundation 1864 to 1891. d. 327 Clapham road, Surrey 8 Dec. 1891. bur. Norwood 12 Dec.
MILTON, William (2 son of Henry Milton of the war office). b. Camberwell, Surrey 1820; ed. at Exeter coll. Oxf., B.A. 1843, M.A. 1845; C. of Little Marlow 1854–9; C. of Newbury 1859–68; V. of Little Marlow 1880 to death; author of The sacrificial vestments, are they legal? 1866; The eucharist illustrated and cleared from error, sermons 1871; Fancies and fallacies of the opponents of the Purchas judgment 1875; Church perplexities 5 parts 1877–8; Mr. Parker’s fallacies refuted 1880; The only way to ritual peace 1881. d. 30 Aug. 1882.