There have been two baronetcies created for persons with the surname Mildmay, one in the Baronetage of England and one in the

Baronetage of Great Britain Baronets are a rank in the British aristocracy. The current Baronetage of the United Kingdom has replaced the earlier but existing Baronetages of England, Nova Scotia, Ireland, and Great Britain. Baronetage of England (1611–1705) King James I ...

. Both are extinct. The Mildmay Baronetcy, of Moulsham in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of England on 29 June 1611 for

Thomas Mildmay Sir Thomas Mildmay (ca. 1540–1608) was an English courtier and politician. He was born the eldest son of Thomas Mildmay (before 1515–1566), educated at Christ's College, Cambridge and entered Lincoln's Inn in 1559. Walter Mildmay was his ...

, previously

Member of Parliament A member of parliament (MP) is the representative in parliament of the people who live in their electoral district. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, this term refers only to members of the lower house since upper house members o ...

for

Maldon Maldon (, locally ) is a town and civil parish on the Blackwater estuary in Essex, England. It is the seat of the Maldon District and starting point of the Chelmer and Blackwater Navigation. It is known for Maldon Sea Salt which is produced ...

. He was the grandson of Sir Thomas Mildmay, Auditor of the Court of Augmentation, elder brother of Sir Walter Mildmay. The title became extinct on his death in 1626.George Edward Cokayne ''Complete Baronetage, Volume 1'' 1900
/ref> Mildmay's brother Henry Mildmay claimed the barony of FitzWalter. In 1667 Henry's grandson Benjamin Mildmay was confirmed in the title. The Mildmay Baronetcy, of Moulsham in the County of Essex, was created in the Baronetage of Great Britain on 5 February 1765 for William Mildmay. He was a descendant of William Mildmay, uncle of the first Baronet of the 1611 creation. The title became extinct on his death in 1771. The late devolved his estates to his kinsman Carew Mildmay, who in his turn bequeathed the estates to his grand-niece, Jane Mildmay, wife of

Sir Henry St John, 2nd Baronet Sir Henry Paulet St John, 2nd Baronet (1737–1784), was a British politician who sat in the House of Commons from 1772 to 1780. Early life St John was the eldest son of Sir Paulet St John, 1st Baronet, MP. of Dogmersfield Park, Hampshire and ...

, whose son

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 ...

assumed the additional surname of Mildmay (see

St John-Mildmay Baronets The St John, later St John-Mildmay Baronetcy, of Farley in the County of Southampton, is a title in the Baronetage of Great Britain. It was created on 9 October 1772 for Paulet St John, Member of Parliament for Winchester and Hampshire. The se ...

for further history of this title).

Mildmay baronets, of Moulsham (1611)

* Sir Thomas Mildmay, 1st Baronet (died 1626)

Mildmay baronets, of Moulsham (1765)

*Sir William Mildmay, 1st Baronet (–1771)

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Mildmay Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of England Extinct baronetcies in the Baronetage of Great Britain 1611 establishments in England

Mildmay baronets, of Moulsham (1611)

Mildmay baronets, of Moulsham (1765)

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