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

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]

Politics

He was himself elected MP for Great Grimsby from 1761 to 1780.[3]

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. ^ "MELLISH, Joseph (?1717-90), of Bush Hill, Edmonton, Mdx. | History of Parliament Online". www.historyofparliamentonline.org. Retrieved 4 October 2022.


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