Gladstone Mills

Gladstone Mills OJ OD (12 February 1920 – 26 September 2004) was a Jamaican academic, sportsman, and public servant.

Early life Born in Clarendon, Jamaica, Gladstone Mills was the son of Gilbert Mills, a policeman, and Josephine Payton-Mills. His younger brother Don Mills went on to enjoy a notable career in public service, including a post as Jamaica's Ambassador to the United Nations. Gladstone was known to his friends as "Charlie". He then attended the University of London, where he founded the West Indian Students Union.

Cricket Mills was a left-arm spin bowler in Jamaica in the 1940s, and on two occasions he dismissed a notable batsman for a "duck": George Headley in a Senior Cup match in 1943, In 1989, his work in these areas was further recognised with the Order of Jamaica.

Publications Mills published his autobiography, Grist for the Mills: Reflections on a Life, in Jamaica in 1994.

Death Mills died at his home in Acadia Gardens in Saint Andrew Parish, Jamaica, on the morning of 26 September 2004, as a result of coronary problems. He was survived by his two sons, Charles Wade and Raymond.