William Mellish (c. 1764–1838) was an English Tory politician and banker.[1]
He was the third son of William Mellish of Blyth, Nottinghamshire by his second wife Anne Gore.[2]
With his brother John, he owned the business of John and William Mellish & Co. Having served as a director and Deputy Governor, Mellish was made Governor of the Bank of England from 1814 to 1816.
He was elected Member of Parliament (MP) for Great Grimsby from 1796 to 1802 and from 1803 to 1806, then as MP for Middlesex from 1806 to 1820.
He never married.
References
- ↑ "Biography of William Mellish (c.1764-1838) - The University of Nottingham". www.nottingham.ac.uk. Nottingham University. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
- ↑ "MELLISH, William (?1764-1838), of Bush Hill, Edmonton, Mdx". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Mellish, William (1764?–1838), banker and politician by Michael Reed
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