Joseph Mellish

Joseph Mellish (c. 1717 - 7 December 1790) was a British Member of Parliament. He was born around 1717 into an established London merchant family, the third son of Joseph Mellish of Blyth Hall, Nottinghamshire, and Dorothy Gore, daughter of Sir William Gore, Lord Mayor of London.

Business Joseph Mellish worked in the banking house of his father in law, John Gore, in Bishopsgate Street. Mellish entered business in Bishopsgate Street in partnership with John Gore. His company worked directly with the Portuguese monopolistic companies established by the Marquis de Pombal, namely the Companhia Geral de Pernambuco e Paraíba and the Companhia Geral do Grão-Pará e do Maranhão. In 1761 Mellish was returned unopposed as Member of Parliament for Great Grimsby, succeeding his father in law John Gore, and continued to represent the constituency until 1780. , Although not recorded as having spoken in Parliament, Mellish voted regularly and was variously classified during his career as a supporter of the Newcastle, Rockingham and Chatham administrations.