Samuel Christy-Miller
Samuel Christy-Miller, originally Samuel Christy and from 1862 by royal licence actually Samuel Christie Miller was an English businessman and politician.Life
He was the second son of Thomas Christy of Essex, eldest son of Miller Christy, and Rebecca Hawlings. He became a partner in the hat-making firm Christy & Co.
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. 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. He was a Peelite.
