# Alex McMillan

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Alex McMillan Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 9th district In office January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1995 Preceded by James G. Martin Succeeded by Sue Myrick Personal details Born John Alexander McMillan III (1932-05-09)May 9, 1932 Charlotte, North Carolina, U.S. Died April 19, 2024(2024-04-19) (aged 91) Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. Party Republican Alma mater University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, University of Virginia

**John Alexander McMillan III** (May 9, 1932 – April 19, 2024) was a [North Carolina](/source/North_Carolina) [Republican](/source/Republican_Party_(United_States)) politician who served five terms in the [U.S. House of Representatives](/source/U.S._House_of_Representatives), representing [North Carolina's 9th congressional district](/source/North_Carolina's_9th_congressional_district) from 1985 to 1995.

## Biography

McMillan, a native of [Charlotte, North Carolina](/source/Charlotte%2C_North_Carolina), graduated from [Woodberry Forest School](/source/Woodberry_Forest_School) in [Orange, Virginia](/source/Orange%2C_Virginia). McMillan earned an A.B. in History from the [University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill](/source/University_of_North_Carolina_at_Chapel_Hill) in 1954 and earned his [M.B.A.](/source/M.B.A.) from the [University of Virginia](/source/University_of_Virginia). While a student at UNC, McMillan joined the [Sigma Alpha Epsilon](/source/Sigma_Alpha_Epsilon) fraternity.[1]

After serving two years as an intelligence agent in the [United States Army](/source/United_States_Army), McMillan worked in investment banking, was CFO of Ruddick Corp. from 1970 to 1976 and was CEO of [Harris Teeter](/source/Harris_Teeter) Super Markets from 1977 to 1983. He served on the [Mecklenburg County](/source/Mecklenburg_County%2C_North_Carolina) board of commissioners and chaired its board of [social services](/source/Social_services) before being elected to Congress in 1984. He did not run for re-election in 1994. McMillan served for three years as Hipp Chair on the faculty of [The Citadel](/source/The_Citadel_(military_college)).

McMillan died on April 19, 2024 in Charleston, South Carolina.

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** *Yackety Yack*. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina. 1954.

## External links

- United States Congress. ["Alex McMillan (id: M000566)"](http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000566). *[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress](/source/Biographical_Directory_of_the_United_States_Congress)*.

- [J. Alex McMillan Papers, Southern Historical Collection, UNC-Chapel Hill](http://www.lib.unc.edu/mss/inv/m/McMillan,J.Alex.html)

- [Appearances](https://www.c-span.org/person/?6731) on [C-SPAN](/source/C-SPAN)

U.S. House of Representatives Preceded by James G. Martin Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina's 9th congressional district 1985–1995 Succeeded by Sue Wilkins Myrick

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