Charles H. Mills
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
He was born in Nelson.[1] His father was Richard Mills, who arrived in Nelson in 1841 on the Lord Auckland.[2] The family moved to Wellington in the early 1850s, where his father was Governor of the gaol, and where Charles Mills was educated.[2][3] He was a pupil teacher at Te Aro school.[3] He went to sea for some years, and then worked in mining and farming.[2] Later, Mills was a commission agent.[1]
He settled in Havelock in 1871 and married Margaret, a daughter of John Morrison, in the same year.[2][4]
Member of Parliament
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Years | Term | Electorate | Party | |
1890–1893 | 11th | Waimea-Picton | Liberal | |
1893–1896 | 12th | Waimea-Sounds | Liberal | |
1896–1899 | 13th | Wairau | Liberal | |
1899–1902 | 14th | Wairau | Liberal | |
1902–1905 | 15th | Wairau | Liberal | |
1905–1908 | 16th | Wairau | Liberal |
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.[5]
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.[6] Mills was thus elected and represented the electorate until the end of the term in 1893. He then represented the successor electorates of Waimea-Sounds (1893–1896) and Wairau (1896–1908) in the New Zealand House of Representatives.[7] 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.[8]
He was Minister of Customs between 1900 and 1906.[7]
He was a member of the Provincial Council and Marlborough County Council, and of the Legislative Council between 1909 and 1916.[9]
Death
Mills died on 3 April 1923 and was buried at Omaka Cemetery, Blenheim.[3][10] He was survived by his wife.[3]
Notes
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References
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- Dictionary of New Zealand Biography edited by Guy H. Scholefield vol. 2 pp. 84,85 (2 volumes 1940, Department of Internal Affairs)
- The New Zealand Liberals: the Years of Power 1891–1912 by David Hamer (1988, Auckland University Press, Auckland)
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Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Waimea-Picton 1890–1893 |
Electorate abolished |
New constituency | Member of Parliament for Waimea-Sounds 1893–1896 |
Electorate abolished |
Preceded by | Member of Parliament for Wairau 1896–1908 |
Succeeded by John Duncan |
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