Paulet St John-Mildmay (8 April 1791 – 19 May 1845) was an English

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politician. He sat in the

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as a

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(MP) for

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from 1818 to 1835, and from 1837 to 1841. He was the third son of the fifteen children of

Sir Henry St John-Mildmay, 3rd Baronet Sir Henry Paulet St John-Mildmay, 3rd Baronet (30 September 1764 – 11 November 1808), of Dogmersfield Park, Hampshire, was an English politician. Life St John was the only son of Sir Henry Paulet St John, Bt and his wife Dorothea Maria Tuc ...

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, Hampshire and his Jane, daughter and coheir of Carew Mildmay of Shawford House, Hampshire. He was educated at

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from 1803–05. In 1813, he married Anna Maria Wyndham, daughter of Hon. Bartholomew Bouverie. They had 4 sons and 3 daughters. In 1808, he succeeded to his father's property of Hazlegrove House, near

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in Somerset. He served as an

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in the

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from 1807, and then as a lieutenant and captain from 1811–12. In 1813 he became a lieutenant in the Dogmersfield yeoman cavalry. At the 1818 general election he was returned as MP for Winchester, on the interest controlled by his mother. The seat had previously been held by his father, and by his brother

Sir Henry St John-Mildmay, 4th Baronet Sir Henry St John Carew St John-Mildmay, 4th Baronet (15 April 1787 – 17 January 1848), of Dogmersfield Park, Hampshire, was an English politician. He was the son of Sir Henry St John-Mildmay, 3rd Baronet of Dogmersfield Park and educated ...

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* 1791 births 1845 deaths UK MPs 1831–1832 UK MPs 1832–1835 UK MPs 1837–1841 Liberal Party (UK) MPs for English constituencies Whig (British political party) MPs for English constituencies Younger sons of baronets {{England-Liberal-UK-MP-stub