EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION

Founded 1890 by a grant from Maj. Reuben Webster Millsaps. Affiliated with the United Methodist Church.

Location:
Jackson, MS

Founding Date:
1890

Enrollment:
1,400

Official Website:
http://www.millsaps.edu/

STUDENTS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Michael Beck	Actor	4-Feb-1949		The Warriors
Johnny Carson	Talk Show Host	23-Oct-1925	23-Jan-2005	Longtime host of Tonight Show
David Herbert Donald	Historian	1-Oct-1920	17-May-2009	Lincoln's Herndon
Wayne Dowdy	Politician	27-Jul-1943		Congressman from Mississippi, 1981-89
Buford Ellington	Politician	27-Jun-1907	3-Apr-1972	Twice Governor of Tennessee
Joe Fulks	Basketball	26-Oct-1921	21-Mar-1976	Scored 63 points in a 1949 NBA game
Ellen Gilchrist	Author	20-Feb-1935		In the Land of Dreamy Dreams
James E. Graves, Jr.	Judge	c. 1953		Justice, Mississippi Supreme Court
Paul B. Johnson, Sr.	Politician	23-Mar-1880	26-Dec-1943	Governor of Mississippi, 1940-43
Ray Marshall	Government	22-Aug-1928		US Secretary of Labor 1977-81
Don Wildmon	Activist	18-Jan-1938		Moral crusader
Louis H. Wilson, Jr.	Military	11-Feb-1920	21-Jun-2005	26th USMC Commandant, 1975-79
Thomas A. Woodall	Judge	1950		Justice, Alabama Supreme Court

ADMINISTRATORS AND TRUSTEES

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Palmer	Diplomat	1934		US Ambassador to Portugal, 2001-04

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