Humphrey St John-Mildmay
Appearance
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]
References
- ^ "Harriet HERRING". Geneanet. Retrieved 1 April 2014.
- ^ a b "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.