City: Nashville
McMILLIN, Benton, statesman; born Monroe County, Ky., September 11, 1845; received academic education; Democrat; member of Tennessee House of Representatives in 1874; commanded by Governor to treat with State of Kentucky for purchase of territory in 1875; Presidential Elector in 1876; Special Judge of Circuit Court, 1877; elected to Forty-sixth and Fifty-fifth Congresses, inclusive, 1879-1899; resigned from Fifty-fifth Congress January 16, 1899; served as Governor of Tennessee two terms, 1899-1903; read law and admitted to bar in early life; began practice at Celina, Tenn., in 1871; later moved to Carthage, Tenn.; received nomination for U. S. Senate in Democratic primary June, 1910.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
