John Watson Milton (born August 19, 1935) is an American politician, writer, and businessman.
Born in
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Saint Paul (often abbreviated St. Paul) is the List of capitals in the United States, capital city of the U.S. state of Minnesota and the county seat of Ramsey County, Minnesota, Ramsey County. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, ...
, Milton went to
St. Paul Academy and Summit School
St. Paul Academy and Summit School is a private college preparatory day school in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States, for students in grades K–12.
The school was established through a merger in 1969 of St. Paul Academy, a school for boys, ...
and then received his bachelor's degree from
Princeton University
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and was a management consultant and health planner. He lived in
White Bear Lake, Minnesota
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and served on the
Ramsey County, Minnesota
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Board of Commissioners. From 1973 to 1977, Milton served in the
Minnesota Senate
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as a
Democrat
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.
In 2012, Milton published a book about Minnesota State Senator
Nick Coleman, entitled ''For The Good of the Order''.
Biography: "For the Good of the Order," by John Watson Milton
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Notes
1935 births
Living people
Politicians from Saint Paul, Minnesota
Princeton University alumni
Businesspeople from Saint Paul, Minnesota
Writers from Saint Paul, Minnesota
County commissioners in Minnesota
Democratic Party Minnesota state senators
20th-century members of the Minnesota Legislature
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