Samuel Christy-Miller

Samuel Christy-Miller, originally Samuel Christy and from 1862 by royal licence actually Samuel Christie Miller [1] (1810–1889) was an English businessman and politician, from 1847 to 1859 one of the two members of parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme, elected as a Peelite.

Life

He was the second son of Thomas Christy of Essex, eldest son of Miller Christy, and Rebecca Hawlings.[1][2] He became a partner in the hat-making firm Christy & Co.[3]

Christy was related, though distantly, to William Henry Miller, who died in 1848. He inherited indirectly from Miller an estate, and a noted library, in 1852.[3][4] At that point he changed surname to Christy-Miller. Miller had been Member of Parliament for Newcastle-under-Lyme, and Christy-Miller also stood successfully for that constituency.[5] He was a Peelite.

Notes

1. University of Toronto Libraries, British Armorial Bearings.
2. John Burke (1838). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Commoners of Great Britain and Ireland, Enjoying Territorial Possessions Or High Official Rank: But Uninvested with Heritable Honours. Henry Colburn. p. 366. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
3. The Gentleman's Magazine. W. Pickering. 1849. p. 98. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
4. Seymour de Ricci (3 February 2011). English Collectors of Books and Manuscripts: (1530–1930) and Their Marks of Ownership. Cambridge University Press. pp. 108–. ISBN 978-0-521-15646-2. Retrieved 10 May 2013.
5. Freeman, Janet Ing. "Miller, William Henry". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/18748. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)