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Reuben Webster Millsaps (May 30, 1833 - June 28, 1916) was an American businessman, financier and philanthropist.
''Jackson''
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 1998, p. 89Mary Carol Miller
''Lost landmarks of Mississippi''
Oxford, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1999, p. 33 The college is now known as
He died at his home in Jackson on June 28, 1916, at the age of 83. He was buried on the campus of Millsaps College in Jackson.
Millsaps College
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Early years
Millsaps was born on May 30, 1833, into a farming family in Pleasant Valley,Copiah County, Mississippi
Copiah County is a county located in the U.S. state of Mississippi. As of the 2020 census, the population was 28,368. The county seat is Hazlehurst.
With an eastern border formed by the Pearl River, Copiah County is part of the Jackson, MS ...
, one of nine siblings.Reuben Webster MillsapsAncestry.com
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. Accessed March 4, 2024. He was of English, Scots-Irish, and Welsh descent. William Green Millsaps was his brother.
Reuben Millsaps attended Indiana Asbury College, now known as DePauw University
DePauw University ( ) is a private liberal arts college in Greencastle, Indiana, United States. It was founded in 1837 as Indiana Asbury College and changed its name to DePauw University in 1884. The college has a Methodist heritage and was ...
, and Harvard University Law School, where he earned a law degree.
Civil War
He fought in theAmerican Civil War
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as a soldier in the Confederate States Army
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and was wounded twice during the war. He attained the military rank
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of Major
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* Major (rank), a military rank
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* People named Major, including given names, surnames, nicknames
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.
Postbellum career
After returning from the war he pursued a successful career in business and finance. He was President of Capital State Bank inJackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city sits on the Pearl River (Mississippi–Louisiana), Pearl River and is locate ...
.
Philanthropy
In 1890, Millsaps donated US$550,000, which was matched by contributions from Mississippi's Methodist community, for the creation of "a Christian college within the borders of our state".Julie L. Kimborough''Jackson''
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 1998, p. 89Mary Carol Miller
''Lost landmarks of Mississippi''
Oxford, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1999, p. 33 The college is now known as
Millsaps College
Millsaps College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Jackson, Mississippi. It was founded in 1890 and is affiliated with the United Methodist Church.
History
The college was founded ...
and is located in Jackson, Mississippi
Jackson is the List of capitals in the United States, capital and List of municipalities in Mississippi, most populous city of the U.S. state of Mississippi. The city sits on the Pearl River (Mississippi–Louisiana), Pearl River and is locate ...
. He devoted the rest of his life to the building and running of the college.
Death
He died at his home in Jackson on June 28, 1916, at the age of 83. He was buried on the campus of Millsaps College in Jackson.
References
External links
Millsaps College
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