John Remington Mills
John Remington Mills (1798 – 22 November 1879)[1] was an English Liberal Party politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP) for Wycombe from 1862 to 1868.[1]
His relative, Elizabeth Mills, composed the popular Sunday-school hymn 'We speak of the realms of the blest' shortly before her death in 1829.[2]
References
- ^ a b Leigh Rayment's Historical List of MPs – Constituencies beginning with "W" (part 5)
- ^ Miller, Josiah (1869). Singers and Songs of the Church: Being Biographical Sketches of the Hymn-writers in All the Principal Collections : with Notes on Their Psalms and Hymns. Longmans, Green.
External links
- Hansard 1803–2005: contributions in Parliament by John Remington Mills
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| Preceded by Martin Tucker Smith Sir George Dashwood, Bt | Member of Parliament for Wycombe 1862–1868 With: Martin Tucker Smith to 1865 Hon. Charles Carrington from 1865 | Succeeded by Hon. William Carrington |
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