Henry Millin

Henry A. Millin (March 17, 1923 – 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 from 1978 until 1983.

Biography

Early life Millin was born on the island of St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands on March 17, 1923, to Allan and Lucinda Sewer Millin. 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 Lieutenant Governor of the United States Virgin Islands, including Millin, Edith Bornn, a lawyer from Saint Thomas, and Julio Brady. Luis ultimately chose Millin for lieutenant governor, as well as his running mate in the 1978 gubernatorial election.

Governor Juan Luis and Lt. Governor Henry Millin were elected to a full, four-year term November 7, 1978. They defeating Democratic gubernatorial candidate Ron de Lugo by a wide margin in a tough election campaign. Luis won the election with 11,354 votes, while Millin placed second with 4,143 votes. 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. However, United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in Philadelphia rejected the lawsuit, eliminating any potential runoff election between Luis and Million. 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. He ran the business until his retirement in the mid-1990s.

Millin served as the president of the St. Thomas and Saint John Chamber of Commerce for two consecutive terms. He was also a member of the Rotary Club on Saint Thomas. In 2001, the 24th Legislature of the Virgin Islands honored Millin for his contributions to the Virgin Islands Housing Authority.

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