Henry Augustus Milles (24 November 1867 – 30 July 1937) was an English

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er who played in four

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matches towards the end of the 19th century. Milles a member of the

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family and was styled

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Henry Augustus Milles from 1880 when the title was created for his father. In early 1900 he changed his surname to Henry Augustus Milles-Lade.Personal, & c., ''

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'', 1900-02-12, p.1. Milles was the fourth son of

George Milles, 1st Earl Sondes George Watson Milles, 1st Earl Sondes (2 October 1824 – 10 September 1894), was a British peer and Conservative politician. Sondes was the son of George Milles, 4th Baron Sondes by his wife Eleanor Knatchbull, 5th daughter of Sir Edward Knatchb ...

. He born at the family seat,

Lees Court Sheldwich is a village and civil parish in the far south of the Borough of Swale in Kent, England. Geography Sheldwich is a rural parish situated south of the market town of Faversham, north of Ashford and 12 miles west of Canterbury via the ...

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to the south of

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, and educated at

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and

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.Henry Milles

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. Retrieved 2018-12-07.Mr. H. A. Milles-Lade, ''

'', 1937-07-31, p.14.Milles-Lade The Hon. H. A.
Obituaries in 1937, ''

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'', 1938. Retrieved 2018-12-07. He did not play cricket for either side but his family were closely associated with

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throughout the 19th century and Milles played in two first-class matches for the county First XI, one in 1888 and one in 1897.Henry Milles
CricketArchive. Retrieved 2018-12-07. He was elected to the club committee in 1902.The Kent County Club, Cricket, ''

'', 1902-03-18, p.12. He played club cricket for amateur teams, primarily Eton Ramblers, and in 1891 toured North America with Lord Hawke's team, playing in both first-class matches on the tour against the

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alongside his brother Viscount Throwley. Milles was a

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in the

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between 1898 and 1901. During the

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he was commissioned as an officer in the

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, and saw active service in South Africa. After he retired, he retained the rank of honorary lieutenant. He was magistrate and county councillor and in 1919 was

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. Milles-Lade married Esther Benyon in 1912. The couple had five children, three daughters and two sons, one of who died as an infant.Henry Augustus Milles
The Peerage. Retrieved 2018-12-08. He died at his house at Nash Court at

Boughton under Blean Boughton under Blean is a village and civil parish between Faversham and Canterbury in south-east England. "Boughton under Blean" technically refers only to the hamlet at the top of Boughton Hill; the main village at the foot of the hill is named ...

near Faversham in 1937 aged 69. At the time of his death he was the

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to the title of Lord Sondes, the title held by his brother,

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. The title was inherited by Milles-Lade's son

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in 1941.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Milles, Henry 1867 births 1937 deaths English cricketers Kent cricketers People educated at Eton College Alumni of Trinity Hall, Cambridge Younger sons of earls Lord Hawke's XI cricketers People from Boughton under Blean