Walter Mildmay
Sir Walter Mildmay (bef. 1523–31 May 1589) was an English statesman who served as Chancellor of the Exchequer of England under Queen Elizabeth I.
He was a staunch Puritan, and founded Emmanuel College at the University of Cambridge to provide for extensive theological training for Protestant preachers.
He built Danbury Place in Danbury, Essex as well as inheriting and living at Apethorpe Hall, in Northamptonshire.
A house at King Edward VI Grammar School, Chelmsford was named for a Mildmay (probably Sir Walter) in 1907.
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