Clara G. McMillan
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Clara Gooding McMillan was a U.S. Representative
from South Carolina
, wife of Thomas S. McMillan
.
Born in Brunson, South Carolina
, Mcmillan attended the public schools, Confederate Home College, Charleston, South Carolina
, and Flora MacDonald College, Red Springs, North Carolina
.
Mcmillan was elected as a Democrat
to the Seventy-sixth Congress by special election, November 7, 1939, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Thomas S. McMillan, and served from November 7, 1939, to January 3, 1941.
She was not a candidate for reelection in 1940 to the Seventy-seventh Congress.
She served in National Youth Administration, then the Office of Government Reports, Office of War Information, 1941.
She was appointed information liaison officer for the Department of State, Washington, D.C., on January 1, 1946, and served until July 31, 1957.
Resided in Barnwell, South Carolina
, where she died November 8, 1976.
She was interred in Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from South Carolina
South Carolina
South Carolina is a state in the Deep South of the United States that borders Georgia to the south, North Carolina to the north, and the Atlantic Ocean to the east. Originally part of the Province of Carolina, the Province of South Carolina was one of the 13 colonies that declared independence...
, wife of Thomas S. McMillan
Thomas S. McMillan
Thomas Sanders McMillan was a lawyer and a United States Representative from South Carolina.Born in the town of Ulmer in Allendale County, McMillan received his early childhood education at the schools in Ulmer. He graduated from the Orangeburg Collegiate Institute in 1907 and taught school for...
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Born in Brunson, South Carolina
Brunson, South Carolina
Brunson is a town in Hampton County, South Carolina, United States. The population was 589 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Brunson is located at ....
, Mcmillan attended the public schools, Confederate Home College, Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
, and Flora MacDonald College, Red Springs, North Carolina
Red Springs, North Carolina
Red Springs is a town in Robeson and Hoke counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina. The population was 3,493 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Red Springs is located at ....
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Mcmillan was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous...
to the Seventy-sixth Congress by special election, November 7, 1939, to fill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Thomas S. McMillan, and served from November 7, 1939, to January 3, 1941.
She was not a candidate for reelection in 1940 to the Seventy-seventh Congress.
She served in National Youth Administration, then the Office of Government Reports, Office of War Information, 1941.
She was appointed information liaison officer for the Department of State, Washington, D.C., on January 1, 1946, and served until July 31, 1957.
Resided in Barnwell, South Carolina
Barnwell, South Carolina
Barnwell is a city in Barnwell County, South Carolina, United States, located along U.S. Route 278. The population was 5,035 at the 2000 census...
, where she died November 8, 1976.
She was interred in Magnolia Cemetery, Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
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