John Alexander McMillan III (May 9, 1932 - April 19, 2024) was a

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Republican politician who served five terms in the

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, representing

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from 1985 to 1995.

Biography

McMillan, a native of

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, graduated from

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. McMillan earned an A.B. in History from the

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in 1954 and earned his

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from the

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. While a student at UNC, McMillan joined the

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fraternity. After serving two years as an intelligence agent in the

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, McMillan worked in investment banking, was CFO of Ruddick Corp. from 1970 to 1976 and was CEO of

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Super Markets from 1977 to 1983. He served on the Mecklenburg County board of commissioners and chaired its board of

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before being elected to Congress in 1984. He did not run for re-election in 1994. McMillan served for three years as Hipp Chair on the faculty of

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. McMillan died on April 19, 2024 in Charleston, South Carolina.

References

External links

J. Alex McMillan Papers, Southern Historical Collection, UNC-Chapel Hill
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