Charles H. Mills
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Charles Houghton Mills (1843 – 3 April 1923) was a member of parliament for Waimea and Wairau, in the South Island of New Zealand.
Early life
Mills was born in Nelson.Template:Sfn His father was Richard Mills, who arrived in Nelson in 1841 on the Lord Auckland.[1] The family moved to Wellington in the early 1850s, where his father was Governor of the gaol, and where Charles Mills was educated.[1][2] He was a pupil teacher at Te Aro school.[2] He went to sea for some years, and then worked in mining and farming.[1] Later, Mills was a commission agent.Template:Sfn
Mills settled in Havelock in 1871 and married Margaret, a daughter of John Morrison, in the same year.[1][3]
Member of Parliament
Template:NZ parlbox header Template:NZ parlbox Template:NZ parlbox Template:NZ parlbox Template:NZ parlbox Template:NZ parlbox Template:NZ parlbox Template:NZ parlbox footer The 1887 general election in the Waimea-Picton electorate was contested by Arthur Seymour, Joseph Harkness and Mills, who received 446, 444 and 415 votes, respectively. Seymour was thus elected.[4]
The 1890 general election in the Waimea-Picton electorate was contested by Mills, Richmond Hursthouse and William Henry Phillips, who received 936, 728 and 80 votes, respectively.[5] Mills was thus elected and represented the electorate until the end of the term in 1893. He then represented the successor electorates of Template:NZ electorate link (1893–1896) and Wairau (1896–1908) in the New Zealand House of Representatives.Template:Sfn The 1896 general election was contested by the incumbent Lindsay Buick and Mills, who received 2014 and 2072 votes, respectively. Mills thus succeeded Buick in Wairau.[6]
Mills served as the Liberal Party's Senior Whip from 1894 until his elevation to cabinet in 1900.Template:Sfn He was Minister of Trade and Customs between 1900 and 1906 and Minister of Immigration in 1906.Template:Sfn
He was a member of the Provincial Council and Marlborough County Council, and of the Legislative Council between 1909 and 1916.Template:Sfn
Death
Mills died on 3 April 1923 and was buried at Omaka Cemetery, Blenheim.[2][7] He was survived by his wife.[2]
Notes
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References
- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography edited by Guy H. Scholefield vol. 2 pp. 84,85 (2 volumes 1940, Department of Internal Affairs)
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