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 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. He was Conservative MP for Southampton, Hampshire. He spoke and voted against the Slave Trade Suppression Bill in 1843.
He lived at Mount Clare, Roehampton from 1830–32.
| Parliament of the United Kingdom | ||
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| Preceded byLord Bruce Charles Cecil Martyn |
Member of Parliament for Southampton 1842–1847 With: George William Hope |
Succeeded bySir Alexander Cockburn, Bt Brodie McGhie Willcox |
References
- "Harriet HERRING". Geneanet. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ "Humphrey St John-Mildmay". Legacies of British Slave-ownership. University College London.
- "Slave Trade Suppression". Hansard. 71: 930–52. 18 August 1843.
- Gerhold, Dorian (1997). Villas and Mansions of Roehampton and Putney Heath. Wandsworth Historical Society. pp. 31–33. ISBN 0-905121-05-8.
- 1794 births
- 1853 deaths
- British Army personnel of the Peninsular War
- Coldstream Guards officers
- Conservative Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of the United Kingdom for Southampton
- People associated with the Bank of England
- UK MPs 1841–1847
- 19th-century English businesspeople