Humphrey St John-Mildmay Explained

Humphrey St John-Mildmay (1794–1853) was an English merchant banker and politician, a partner with Baring Brothers.

Life

St John-Mildmay joined the Coldstream Guards and served as a captain in the Peninsular War. After marrying Anne Baring, daughter of Alexander Baring in 1823^[1] he was offered a partnership in the family bank. They had one child, Humphrey Francis St John-Mildmay (1825–1866)

St John-Mildmay was also appointed a Director of the Bank of England.^[2] He was Conservative MP for Southampton, Hampshire.^[2] He spoke and voted against the Slave Trade Suppression Bill in 1843.^[3]

He lived at Mount Clare, Roehampton from 1830–32.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Harriet HERRING. Geneanet. 1 April 2014.
2. Web site: Humphrey St John-Mildmay. Legacies of British Slave-ownership. University College London.
3. Hansard. 18 August 1843. Slave Trade Suppression. 71. 930–52.
4. Book: Gerhold, Dorian. Villas and Mansions of Roehampton and Putney Heath. 1997. Wandsworth Historical Society. 0-905121-05-8. 31–33.