Helenus Milmo

Sir Helenus Patrick Joseph Milmo, DL (born Helenus Padraic Seosamh Milmo; 24 August 1908 – 30 August 1988) was an Irish lawyer in Britain and High Court judge.

Early life and education Milmo was born in County Limerick, Ireland, on 24 August 1908, the third son of Daniel and Kathleen (née White) Milmo, but spent his early years in Furbogh, Galway Gaeltacht. Milmo attended St. Gerard's School, Downside School, and Trinity College, Cambridge; he was called to the Bar as a barrister.

Career During the Second World War, Milmo was a member of MI5. Having previously worked under Kim Philby, Milmo was selected to investigate Philby in 1951, when Philby's espionage had become increasingly obvious. Milmo failed to elicit definitive answers Milmo's peers were not entirely forgiving. "Some felt", wrote Peter Carter-Ruck when Milmo died in 1988, "that he was perhaps too much of a gentleman for that daunting task."

Personal life A Roman Catholic, in 1933 Milmo married Joan Frances Morley, the second daughter of Francis Morley of Sloan Court, Chelsea, London. His other grandchildren include journalists Cahal and Daniel Milmo, and Marc, an investment banker and Director at finnCap.

Joan Milmo died in 1978, aged 71. Milmo's second marriage, in 1980, was to Mrs Anne Brand, the widow of Francis Bernard Brand. Mrs Brand was born Anne Gilmore O'Connell, the daughter of Maurice William O'Connell. Anne, Lady Milmo (born 27 May 1907 – died 28 November 2003) died at age 96.

Sir Helenus Milmo died in 1988 in Chichester, West Sussex.