Frank Gurnee Millard was an American

United States

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 politician and football

American football

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 player.

Millard was born in Corunna, Michigan

Corunna, Michigan

Corunna is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2000 census, the city population was 3,381. It is the county seat of Shiawassee County. The City of Corunna is located within Caledonia Charter Township, although it is an independent political entity.Michigan Governor Andrew Parsons was...

 in 1892, the son of Frank A. Millard and Emma (Gurnee) Millard. He attended the public schools in Corunna. He subsequently attended the University of Michigan, receiving his bachelor's degree in 1914 and a law degree in 1916. While attending Michigan, Millard played guard

Guard (American football)

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 for the Michigan Wolverines football

Michigan Wolverines football

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 team from 1912-1915.

After receiving his law degree, Millard became an attorney in Flint, Michigan

Flint, Michigan

Flint is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is located along the Flint River, northwest of Detroit. The U.S. Census Bureau reports the 2010 population to be placed at 102,434, making Flint the seventh largest city in Michigan. It is the county seat of Genesee County which lies in the...

. During World War I

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, he served as an artillery lieutenant in the U.S. Army in France. In 1921, he helped organize the Michigan National Guard

Michigan National Guard

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. He was active in Republican Party politics and served as the chairman of the Genesse County

Genesee County, Michigan

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 Republican Committee from 1922-1924 and in 1940. He was a member of the Republican State Central Committee from 1948-1950.

In 1950, Millard was elected as Michigan Attorney General

Michigan Attorney General

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. He served in that position from January 1951 through December 1954. In November 1954, he lost to Thomas M. Kavanagh

Thomas M. Kavanagh

Thomas Matthew Kavanagh was an American politician. Born near Carson City, Michigan he served as the 48th Michigan Attorney General from 1955 to 1957. Thomas Kavanagh went on to serve as a justice on the Michigan Supreme Court from 1958 to 1975 which included eight years as Chief Justice from...

 in the election for Michigan Attorney General. He was the last Republican to hold the office of Attorney General in Michigan until Mike Cox was elected to the office in 2002.

In March 1955, he was appointed by President Dwight Eisenhower as the General Counsel of the U.S. Army. In December 1956, he was hospitalized at the University of Michigan Hospital where he underwent surgery to remove a portion of one lung. He served as the Army's General Counsel through February 1961.

Millard was married to Dorothy E. McCorkell on November 8, 1930. He died in 1976 at age 84.