Charles Dunsmore Millard (December 1, 1873 – December 11, 1944) was a
Republican member of the
United States House of Representatives
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from
New York
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.
Biography
Millard was born in
Tarrytown, New York
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. He attended
Phillips Academy
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,
Brown University
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, and
New York University School of Law
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. He was Supervisor of the
Town of Greenburgh (a member of the Board of Supervisors of Westchester County) from 1907 to 1931. He was elected to Congress in 1930 and represented
New York's 25th congressional district
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from March 4, 1931, until his resignation on September 29, 1937, to serve as surrogate of
Westchester County
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. During the
74th Congress
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, Millard was assigned to the
Immigration and Naturalization Committee and
Naval Affairs Committee
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. He retired in 1943.
He died from
suicide
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Risk factors for suicide include mental disorders, physical disorders, and substance abuse. Some suicides are impulsive acts driven by stress (such as from financial or ac ...
on December 11, 1944, by jumping from the
Henry Hudson Bridge
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in
New York City
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.
''EX-JUDGE MILLARD LEAPS TO HIS DEATH''
in ''The New York Times
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'' on December 12, 1944 (subscription required)
Sources
Town supervisors in New York (state)
New York state court judges
1873 births
1944 deaths
New York Law School alumni
Burials at Sleepy Hollow Cemetery
American politicians who died by suicide
Suicides by jumping in New York City
Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
Brown University alumni
20th-century members of the United States House of Representatives
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