Henry A. Millin
| Henry Millin | |
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| 4th Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands | |
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In office March 10, 1978 – January 1983 |
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| Governor | Juan Francisco Luis |
| Preceded by | Juan Francisco Luis |
| Succeeded by | Julio Brady |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 17, 1923 Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Died | February 4, 2004 (aged 80) Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands |
| Political party | Democratic Party |
| Spouse(s) | Graciela G. Millin |
| Children | 5 children |
| Profession | Banker, politician |
Henry A. Millin (March 17, 1923 – February 4, 2004) was an U.S. 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.
Millin was born on the island of Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands on March 17, 1923, to Allan and Lucinda Sewer Millin. Millin's mother, Lucinda Sewer Millin, was a Senator in the Legislature of the Virgin Islands. She is the namesake of the Lucinda Millin Home for the Aged, a nursing home on Saint Thomas.
In a prior relationship, Millin had a son, Leslie Millin
Millin married Angela Correa Irizarry in 1950. The couple had two children—Ines Lucinda Millin and Henry Orville Millin.
Millin later married Graciela G. Millin. The couple had two children - Janette and Juliette.
Millin was employed as an accountant in the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and the U.S. Marine Corps early in his career. He also worked as a clerk both the Virgin Islands' Office of the Tax Assessor and the former Police and Prison Department.
In 1950, Millin was appointed to the board of directors of the U.S.V.I. Housing Authority. He later become the executive director of the housing authority, holding the position for many years. Millin oversaw the construction of two major housing project complexes, Ludwig E. Harrigan Court on Saint Croix and Oswald Harris Court on Saint Thomas. In the early 1960s, U.S. President John F. Kennedy sent Millin a letter of commendation for his work as the housing authority's executive director. Kennedy recognized Millin for operating one of the best run housing authorities out of the 1,300 in the United States at the time.
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