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Henry Millin
4th Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
In office
March 10, 1978 โ€“ January 1983
GovernorJuan Francisco Luis
Preceded byJuan Francisco Luis
Succeeded byJulio Brady
Personal details
Born(1923-03-17)March 17, 1923
Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands
DiedFebruary 4, 2004(2004-02-04) (aged 80)
Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseGraciela Millin
Children5

Henry A. Millin (March 17, 1923 โ€“ February 4, 2004) was a United States Virgin Islander banker and politician. Millin served as the fourth Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands (and third elected Lt. Governor) from 1978 until 1983.[1][2]

Biography

Early life

Millin was born on the island of

senator in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands.[1] She is the namesake of the Lucinda Millin Home for the Aged, a nursing home on St. Thomas.[1]

Millin married Angela Correa Irizarry in 1950. They had two children: Ines Lucinda Millin and Henry Orville Millin. In a prior relationship, Millin had a son, Leslie Millin. Henry Millin later married Graciela G. Millin. The couple had two children: Janette and Juliette Millin.

Career

Millin was employed as an

U.S. Marine Corps early in his career.[1] He also worked as a clerk both the Virgin Islands' Office of the Tax Assessor and the former Police and Prison Department.[1]

In 1950, Millin was appointed to the

U.S. President John F. Kennedy sent Millin a letter of commendation for his work as the housing authority's executive director.[1] Kennedy recognized Millin for operating one of the best run housing authorities out of the 1,300 in the United States at the time.[1]

He then worked for the West Indian Company on Saint Thomas before taking a position in the Virgin Islands National Bank in 1965, where he worked in the bank's

senior vice president of the Virgin Islands National Bank. By 1978, Millin had become the senior vice president of the First Pennsylvania Bank, which had acquired V.I. National Bank.[1]

Lieutenant governor

Governor Cyril King died in office on January 2, 1978. King's lieutenant governor, Juan Francisco Luis, was sworn into office as the next governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands on the same day.[3] Luis' elevation to the governor's office left the position of lieutenant governor temporarily vacant until Luis could choose his successor.

Governor Luis considered several candidates for

nonpartisan coalition he hoped to build.[4] Millin was sworn into office on March 10, 1978, at Government House on Saint Thomas.[5]

Governor Juan Luis and Lt. Governor Henry Millin were elected to a full, four-year term November 7, 1978.

James O'Bryan, Jr., a family friend of Millin's who had just graduated from college, served as the Luis-Millin campaign manager and later as Millin's public relations assistant during his term as Lt. Governor.[1]

In 1982, Lt. Governor Millin announced his intention to challenge Governor Luis in the gubernatorial election.[2] Luis named Julio Brady as his running mate, though Millin remained lieutenant governor until January 1983.[2] The 1982 gubernatorial race consisted of five candidates for Governor, including Millin and Luis, who was seeking re-election.[7] Luis won the election with 11,354 votes, while Millin placed second with 4,143 votes.[7] A group of fourteen U.S. Virgin Islands residents filed a lawsuit challenging the results due to the counting of blank ballots, which would have resulted in a runoff election between Luis and Millin, as Luis would have had less than 50% of vote if the blank or incomplete ballots were thrown out.[7] However, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia rejected the lawsuit, eliminating any potential runoff election between Luis and Million.[7] Millin left office in early January 1983 and was succeeded by Julio Brady.

Later life

Millin opened and operated a real estate appraisal firm after leaving office in 1983.[1] He ran the business until his retirement in the mid-1990s.[1]

Millin served as the president of the St. Thomas and

Rotary Club on Saint Thomas.[1] In 2001, the 24th Legislature of the Virgin Islands honored Millin for his contributions to the Virgin Islands Housing Authority.[1]

Henry Millin suffered from declining health during his later years. He died on February 4, 2004, at the age of 80.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u Lewin, Aldeth (2004-02-04). "Former Lt. Governor Henry A. Millin, 80, Is Dead". St. Croix Source. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
  2. ^
    Virgin Islands Daily News. Archived from the original
    on 2012-03-13. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  3. ^ "First Black Senate Staff Member Dies". Associated Press. Charlotte Observer-Reporter. 1978-01-04. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  4. ^
    Virgin Islands Daily News
    . Retrieved 2011-07-25.
  5. Virgin Islands Daily News
    . 1978-03-13. Retrieved 2011-07-24.
  6. ^
    Virgin Islands Daily News
    . Retrieved 2011-07-26.
  7. ^ a b c d "Virgin Islands Runoff Not Needed". Associated Press. St. Joseph News-Press. 1982-11-25. Retrieved 2011-07-25.
Political offices
Preceded by Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands
1978โ€“1983 		Succeeded by
Party political offices
Preceded by
Governor of the United States Virgin Islands

1982 		Succeeded by
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