Mill, John Stuart (1808-1873)

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1806-05-20

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1873-05-08

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London, England

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John Stuart Mill was an English philosopher and economist. His father decided early that he wanted his son to be the next great unitarian thinker. He was well educated and read various important thinkers of the time, ranging from Greek philosophers to economists. Mill eventually split from his father's plan, though he was a very important Victorian Era British philospher. In addition to his writings, such as On Liberty and Principles of Political Economy, he was an influential member of the British East India Company, which ruled India until the Crown took over in 1858. He was a member of Parliment as well, and supported unpopular causes, such as a women's suffrage.

John Stuart Mill married Harriet Taylor in 1851, after her first husband's death. The couple had no children, though Mill was close with his wife's daughter from her first marriage. Mill died in 1873.