Joshua Mills (mayor)

Joshua Mills
2nd & 5thMayor of Cleveland
In office 1838 – 1839, 1842
Personal details
Born	Joshua McFarson Mills April 20, 1797 Francestown Township,Hillsborough,New Hampshire
Died	April 29, 1843(1843-04-29)(aged 46) Cleveland, Ohio
Resting place	Erie Street Cemetery,Cleveland, Ohio,U.S.
Political party	Whig Party
Spouse	Phebe Stafford Higby
Children	Harriet Mills, John Willey Mills
Profession	Physician

Joshua Mills(April 20, 1797 – April 29, 1843) was a pioneer physician and anAmericanpoliticianof theWhig Partywho served as the secondMayorofCleveland,Ohiofrom 1838 to 1839 and later as the city's fifth mayor in 1842.

Born and raised inNew England,Mills arrived to Cleveland in 1827 after receiving an education in medicine. As a physician, he established "the most successful pharmacy in the city" at that time.In 1832, Mills gained public recognition when his aid in Cleveland's 1832CholeraEpidemic allowed him to secure a position as a member on the municipality's first Board of Health. In 1836, Mills became a Whigalderman,a member ofCleveland City Counciland in 1837, council president. A year later, he was elected mayor of Cleveland. He was defeated byNicolas Dockstaderfor reelection in 1840 and byJohn W. Allenin 1841. In 1842, he was re-elected as the city's fifth mayor.