Henry Mellish

Henry Mellish FRGS,[1] CB[2] (31 October 1856 – 2 February 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 was called in 1882 to the Bar at the Inner Temple. Instead of practising 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]

Mellish 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.

  1. ^ Year-book and record. Royal Geographical Society. 1907. pp. 161.
  2. ^ a b "Mellish, Lt.–Col. Henry". Who's Who: 1093. 1919.
  3. ^ a b Biography of Colonel Henry Mellish (1856–1927) – The University of Nottingham Biography of Colonel Henry Mellish (1856-1927)
  4. ^ Mellish Family of Hodsock Priory, Nottinghamshire, 1160–1911