Sir Henry Paulet St John-Mildmay, 6th Baronet JP (28 April 1853 — 24 April 1916) was an English first-class cricketer and British Army officer.
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| Full name | Henry Paulet St John-Mildmay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 April 1853 Westminster, London, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 April 1916 (aged 62) Dogmersfield, Hampshire, England | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Right-handed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Unknown | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1881–1884 | Hampshire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: Cricinfo, 19 January 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The son of Sir Henry St John-Mildmay, 5th Baronet and his wife, Helena Shaw Lefevre, he was born at Westminster in April 1853. Mildmay was educated at Eton College,[1] before joining the Grenadier Guards as a sub-lieutenant. He was promoted to lieutenant in July 1874.[2] Mildmay, who played services cricket for the Household Brigade,[3] made his debut in first-class cricket for Hampshire against Sussex at Hove in 1881. He made three further three appearances for Hampshire in that season, followed by a further appearance in May 1882.[4] His participation in the 1882 season was likely cut-short by his service in the Anglo-Egyptian War of July—September 1882, in which he gained the Khedive's Star.[1] Returning to England following the conflict, Mildmay made two further first-class appearances for Hampshire, against Sussex in 1883 and Kent in 1884.[4] Described by Wisden as "a good, steady bat and safe field",[3] he scored 137 runs at an average of 11.41, with a highest score of 26.[5]
In the Grenadier Guards, he was promoted to captain in July 1884.[6] In 1885, he saw action in the Mahdist War, partaking in the Nile Expedition to relieve Khartoum and was mentioned in dispatches.[1][7] Mildmay was promoted to brevet major in August 1885,[8] and later retired from active service in June 1894.[9] Mildmay succeeded his father as the 6th Baronet of the St John-Mildmay baronets upon his death 1902.[10] He later served as a justice of the peace for Hampshire.[1] Mildmay died in April 1916 at Dogmersfield Park in Dogmersfield, Hampshire.[10] Having died without issue, he was succeeded as the 7th Baronet by his younger brother, Sir Gerald St John-Mildmay.
References
edit- ^ a b c d Eton College Register 1862–1868. Eton: Spottiswoode & Co. 1906. p. 91.
- ^ "No. 24173". The London Gazette. 22 January 1875. p. 250.
- ^ a b "Wisden - Other deaths in 1916". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2023.
- ^ a b "First-Class Matches played by Henry Mildmay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 April 2023.
- ^ "First-Class Batting and Fielding For Each Team by Henry Mildmay". CricketArchive. Retrieved 9 April 2023.
- ^ "No. 25388". The London Gazette. 19 August 1884. p. 3746.
- ^ "No. 25505". The London Gazette. 25 August 1885. p. 4042.
- ^ "No. 25505". The London Gazette. 25 August 1885. p. 4052.
- ^ "No. 26523". The London Gazette. 19 June 1894. p. 3510.
- ^ a b "Sir H. St. John Mildmay". The Times. London. 25 April 1916. p. 17. Retrieved 24 January 2022 – via Newspapers.com.