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'''Henry Mellish''' [[FRGS]],<ref>{{cite book|title=Year-book and record|year=1907|pages=161|publisher=Royal Geographical Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fSAcAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA161}}</ref> [[Order of the Bath|CB]]<ref name="WhoWho">{{cite journal|title=Mellish, Lt.–Col. Henry|journal=Who's Who|year=1919|pages=1093|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015047639912;view=1up;seq=1735}}</ref> (31 October 1856-1927) was known for his participation in competitive rifle shooting and meteorology.<ref name="NottinghamBio">[http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/collectionsindepth/family/mellish/biographies/biographyofcolonelhenrymellish(1856-1927).aspx Biography of Colonel Henry Mellish (1856–1927) – The University of Nottingham Biography of Colonel Henry Mellish (1856-1927)]</ref> He inherited the [[Hodsock Priory]] estate in 1864 upon the death of |
'''Henry Mellish''' [[FRGS]],<ref>{{cite book|title=Year-book and record|year=1907|pages=161|publisher=Royal Geographical Society|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=fSAcAAAAMAAJ&pg=RA1-PA161}}</ref> [[Order of the Bath|CB]]<ref name="WhoWho">{{cite journal|title=Mellish, Lt.–Col. Henry|journal=Who's Who|year=1919|pages=1093|url=http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015047639912;view=1up;seq=1735}}</ref> (31 October 1856-1927) was known for his participation in competitive rifle shooting and meteorology.<ref name="NottinghamBio">[http://www.nottingham.ac.uk/manuscriptsandspecialcollections/collectionsindepth/family/mellish/biographies/biographyofcolonelhenrymellish(1856-1927).aspx Biography of Colonel Henry Mellish (1856–1927) – The University of Nottingham Biography of Colonel Henry Mellish (1856-1927)]</ref> He inherited the [[Hodsock Priory]] estate in 1864 upon the death of his father [[William Mellish (cricketer)|William Leigh Mellish]]. |
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He was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]] and at [[Balliol College, Oxford]].<ref>[http://www.rotherhamweb.co.uk/h/mellish.htm Mellish Family of Hodsock Priory, Nottinghamshire, 1160–1911]</ref> |
He was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]] and at [[Balliol College, Oxford]].<ref>[http://www.rotherhamweb.co.uk/h/mellish.htm Mellish Family of Hodsock Priory, Nottinghamshire, 1160–1911]</ref> |
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Mellish called in 1882 to the Bar at the Inner Temple. Instead of practicing law, he had a career in Nottinghamshire County government and served as a magistrate. He attained the rank of lieutenant-colonel of the Nottinghamshire Volunteers and Territorial Force. {{cn|date=July 2015}} |
Mellish called in 1882 to the Bar at the [[Inner Temple]]. Instead of practicing law, he had a career in Nottinghamshire County government and served as a magistrate. He attained the rank of lieutenant-colonel of the Nottinghamshire Volunteers and Territorial Force. {{cn|date=July 2015}} |
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In competitive rifle shooting he represented England in the [[Elcho Shield]] in over twenty occasions at [[Wimbledon Cup#History|Wimbledon]] and [[National Rifle Association of the United Kingdom#History|Bisley]].<ref name=WhoWho/> |
In competitive rifle shooting he represented England in the [[Elcho Shield]] in over twenty occasions at [[Wimbledon Cup#History|Wimbledon]] and [[National Rifle Association of the United Kingdom#History|Bisley]].<ref name=WhoWho/> |
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Revision as of 22:40, 6 July 2015
Henry Mellish FRGS,[1] CB[2] (31 October 1856-1927) was known for his participation in competitive rifle shooting and meteorology.[3] He inherited the Hodsock Priory estate in 1864 upon the death of his father William Leigh Mellish.
He was educated at Eton and at Balliol College, Oxford.[4]
Mellish called in 1882 to the Bar at the Inner Temple. Instead of practicing law, he had a career in Nottinghamshire County government and served as a magistrate. He attained the rank of lieutenant-colonel of the Nottinghamshire Volunteers and Territorial Force. [citation needed]
In competitive rifle shooting he represented England in the Elcho Shield in over twenty occasions at Wimbledon and Bisley.[2]
He gained fame as an amateur meteorologist.[citation needed] He was President of the Royal Meteorological Society in 1909–1911 and maintained a weather recording station at Hodsock Priory for many years.[3]
Henry Mellish School and Specialist Sports College was named in his honour.
References
- ^ Year-book and record. Royal Geographical Society. 1907. p. 161.
- ^ a b "Mellish, Lt.–Col. Henry". Who's Who: 1093. 1919.
- ^ a b Biography of Colonel Henry Mellish (1856–1927) – The University of Nottingham Biography of Colonel Henry Mellish (1856-1927)
- ^ Mellish Family of Hodsock Priory, Nottinghamshire, 1160–1911