Henry Mellish FRGS,[1] CB[2] (31 October 1856 – 2 February 1927) was known for his participation in competitive rifle shooting and meteorology.
[3] He inherited the Hodsock Priory estate in 1864 upon the death of his father William Leigh Mellish.
Instead of practising law, he had a career in Nottinghamshire County government and served as a magistrate.
[citation needed] In competitive rifle shooting he represented England in the Elcho Shield in over twenty occasions at Wimbledon and Bisley.
[2] Mellish was President of the Royal Meteorological Society in 1909–1911 and maintained a weather recording station at Hodsock Priory for many years.