Joseph Mellish

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Joseph Mellish (c. 1717 - 7 December 1790) was a British Member of Parliament. [1]

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Family

He was the third son of Joseph Mellish of Doncaster and Blyth Hall, Nottinghamshire. An elder brother was William Mellish, MP for East Retford. He married his cousin Catherine Gore, the daughter of John Gore, MP of Bush Hill, Middlesex. [2]

Business

Joseph Mellish was the ower of the company Purry, Mellish and Devisme with his associates David de Purry and Gérard DeVisme. The company was active in the trade of texitles, Brazillwood and sugar as part of the Triangular trade between Brazil, Portugal and Angola. [3]

Politics

He was himself elected MP for Great Grimsby from 1761 to 1780. [4]

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References

  1. "MELLISH, Joseph (?1717-90), of Bush Hill, Edmonton, Mdx". History of Parliament Online. Retrieved 10 November 2017.
  2. "Biography of Joseph Mellish (c.1717-1790) - The University of Nottingham". www.nottingham.ac.uk. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  3. Dias, Thiago Alves (3 May 2018). "O negócio do pau-brasil, a sociedade mercantil Purry, Mellish and Devisme e o mercado global de corantes: escalas mercantis, instituições e agentes ultramarinos no século XVIII" (PDF). Revista de História (177): 01. doi:10.11606/issn.2316-9141.rh.2018.133277. ISSN   2316-9141.
  4. "MELLISH, Joseph (?1717-90), of Bush Hill, Edmonton, Mdx. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 4 October 2022.