William Duncan MacMillan (businessman)

{{Use mdy dates|date=February 2021}} {{Infobox person | name = W. Duncan MacMillan | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = William Duncan MacMillan | birth_date = {{birth date|1930|7|5}} | birth_place = | death_date = {{death date and age|2006|10|31|1930|7|5}} | death_place = Jupiter, Florida, US | education = | occupation = Businessman | title = Director of Cargill | boards = | spouse = Sarah Stevens (died 1995) Nivin | children = 4 | parents = John H. MacMillan, Jr. Marion Dickson | relatives = John Hugh MacMillan (brother) Marion MacMillan Pictet (sister) William Wallace Cargill (great-grandfather) Beej Chaney (son-in-law) }} '''William Duncan MacMillan''' (July 5, 1930 - October 31, 2006) was an American businessman. A longtime director of Cargill, he maintained a generally low profile. Forbes Magazine assessed him to be a billionaire by the 1970's <ref>[https://images.forbes.com/lists/2005/54/S6Z9.html]</ref>

==Early life== He was born on July 5, 1930,<ref name=Congress>{{cite web|title=MacMillan, W. Duncan (William Duncan), 1930-|url=http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n91046743.html|website=Library of Congress|accessdate=November 23, 2014}}</ref> the son of John H. MacMillan, Jr. and Marion Dickson. After graduating from the Berkshire School, he received his bachelors degree from Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island in 1953. He maintained his relationship with the university as a member of the board of trustees and with philanthropic gifts to fund scholarships and build the W. Duncan MacMillan Hall.<ref name=StarTribune/>

==Career== MacMillan was a board member of Cargill for three decades.<ref name=NYT/> He wrote the MacMillan-Cargill family history and led several companies, some of which he established himself.<ref name="StarTribune">{{cite news|url=http://www.startribune.com/obituaries/11603701.html|title=Cargill heir W. Duncan MacMillan dies|last1=Cohen|first1=Ben|date=October 31, 2006|work=Star Tribune|accessdate=November 23, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141129064625/http://www.startribune.com/obituaries/11603701.html|archive-date=November 29, 2014|url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Personal life== MacMillan married twice. His first wife, Sarah Stevens, died in 1995.<ref name=NYT/> They had four daughters, Sarah MacMillan of California, Katherine Tanner of Florida, and Lucy Stitzer and Alexandra Daitch, both of Connecticut, all of whom survived him. He was also survived by his second wife, Nivin, of Wayzata.<ref name=StarTribune/> His daughter Sarah was formerly married to Beej Chaney, lead singer of Minneapolis rock band The Suburbs.<ref name="LABizJournal2017">{{cite news |last= |first= |date=August 28, 2017 |title=Wealthiest Angelenos: 49. Sarah MacMillan |url=https://labusinessjournal.com/news/weekly-news/wealthiest-angelenos-49-sarah-macmillan/ |work= |location= |access-date=2025-01-07 }}</ref>

==Death== MacMillan died on October 31, 2006<ref name=NYT>{{cite news|title=Paid Notice: Deaths MacMILLAN, W. Duncan|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E01E0D6123AF937A35752C1A9609C8B63|newspaper=The New York Times|accessdate=November 23, 2014|date = November 4, 2006}}</ref> of an apparent heart attack at his winter home near Jupiter, Florida, aged 76.<ref name=StarTribune/>

==References== {{Reflist}}

{{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:MacMillan, William Duncan}} Category:1930 births Category:2006 deaths Category:20th-century American businesspeople Category:Brown University alumni Category:Cargill people Category:Cargill family (United States)