Sir Henry Mildmay, (c. 1593 - 1664), was one of the Regicides of Charles I of England.[1]
Mildmay was knighted in 1617 and made master of the king's jewel-house in 1620. He was elected to parliament as M.P., for Maldon in 1620, Westbury in 1624, and Maldon again from 1625 to 1660. He attended Charles I on a visit to Scotland in 1639. He deserted the king in 1641. Worked as a revenue commissioner between 1645 and 1652. In 1646 he was left as hostage in Scotland. He was present at Charles I's trial and a member of the Councils of State from 1649 until 1652. attempted escape when called on to account for the king's jewels, 1660. He was degraded and sentenced to imprisonment for life. In 1664 a warrant was issued for his transportation to Tangier, and he died at Antwerp on the way.[2]
References
- ^ David Plant, http://www.british-civil-wars.co.uk/biog/index_m.htm the British Civil Wars and Commonwealth website
- ^ Lee, Sidney (1903), Dictionary of National Biography Index and Epitome, and Epitome], p. 875 (also main entry xxxvii 372)
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