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William Mills (businessman)
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'''William Mills''' (22 June 1866<ref name="Booth1989"/> – 8 October 1916<ref>Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>) was a [[Western Australia]]n businessman, co-founder of the biscuit manufacturer [[Mills and Ware]].<ref name="TheWest 11Oct1916">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
==Early life==
Mills was born in [[Liverpool]], [[England]], on 22 June 1866. He was the son of Joseph Mills, and apprenticed as a baker. After completing his apprenticeship, he travelled to Australia by working as a ship's baker.<ref name="Booth1989">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref> He arrived in [[Melbourne, Victoria|Melbourne]], [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]] in 1887, where he got married, and remained for about eight<ref name="Booth1989"/> or nine years.<ref name="TheWest 11Oct1916"/>
==Western Australian goldfields==
Mills came to Western Australia .<ref name="TheWest 11Oct1916"/> He joined the [[Western Australian gold rushes|gold rush]] around Kalgoorlie, where he worked as a baker, and likely earned more from that profession than from [[Gold prospecting|prospecting]]. While in the goldfields, Mills met Henry Ware who had also migrated from England, and may have been his school friend. Ware worked in the mines until health problems soon forced him to return to [[Perth]].<ref name="Booth1989"/> Mills also returned to Perth by 1897.<ref name="TheWest100"/>
==Business==
Mills opened a bakery and patisserie shop in 1897, initially in Broome Road, [[Subiaco, Western Australia|Subiaco]], and then in Fremantle Road, [[Cottesloe, Western Australia|Cottesloe]] from 1898. His wife would sell cakes and biscuits door-to-door. By 1899, Mills bought a hand-operated biscuit-making machine, which increased their productivity so much that a larger building was required. They moved to [[South Fremantle, Western Australia|South Fremantle]], and Mills formed a partnership with Henry Ware, who provided financial support but was a "silent partner".<ref name="Booth1989"/> They operated the Swan Cake and Biscuit Factory,<ref name="Booth1989"/> and the business was known as Mills and Ware.<ref name="TheWest 11Oct1916"/>
Ware died in 1904, and Mills bought out his portion of the business, obtaining full control of the business.<ref name="Booth1989"/>
==Personal life and other interests==
Mills married a daughter of Joseph Lee of London, England, and they had three sons.<ref name="TheWest 11Oct1916"/>
While at Cottesloe, Mills was a member of the first elected roads board, and retaining the the seat for three years. He was a delegate to the first roads boards conference held at [[Bunbury, Western Australia]].<ref name="TheWest 11Oct1916"/>
He resigned when he moved to Fremantle in 1901. He represented the ratepayers for the South Ward on the [[City of Fremantle|Fremantle Council]] for five years until his resignation at the end of 1906. He then stood for [[Town of East Fremantle|East Fremantle Council]]'s Central Ward, and was elected. He resigned after five years to focus on his business.<ref name="TheWest 11Oct1916"/>
Mills was chairman of the board of [[Fremantle Hospital|Fremantle Public Hospital]], a Past Master of the Masonic fraternity, a member of the Chamber of Commerce, the
Western Australian Chamber of Manufactures, the Fremantle Golf Club, the Commercial Travellers' Association, the East Fremantle Rifle Club, and also the East Fremantle Bowling Club where he was the first president.<ref name="TheWest 11Oct1916"/>
Mills died on 8 October 1916. His funeral was held the next day, and he was buried in [[Fremantle Cemetery]]'s Church of England section.<ref name="TheWest 11Oct1916"/>
Mills was recognised as one of the most influential Western Australian businesspeople in ''[[The West Australian]]'' 2013 list of the 100 most influential.<ref name="TheWest100">Liquid error: wrong number of arguments (given 1, expected 2)</ref>
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[[Category:Australian businesspeople]]
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