Reuben Webster Millsaps
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Reuben Webster Millsaps | |
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| Born | May 30, 1833 |
| Died | June 28, 1916 (aged 83) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Reuben Webster Millsaps (May 30, 1833 - June 28, 1916) was an American businessman, financier and philanthropist.
Early years[]
Reuben Webster Millsaps was born on May 30, 1833 in Pleasant Valley, Copiah County, Mississippi.[1] He was of English, Scots-Irish, and Welsh descent. His family were farmers. He had eight siblings.
He attended Indiana Asbury College, now known as DePauw University, and Harvard University Law School, where he earned a law degree.
Civil War[]
He fought in the American Civil War as a soldier in the Confederate States Army and was wounded twice during the war. He attained the military rank of Major.
Postbellum career[]
After returning from the war he pursued a successful career in business and finance. He was President of Capital State Bank in Jackson, Mississippi.
Philanthropy[]
In 1890, Millsaps donated US$550,000, which was matched by contributions from Mississippi's Methodist community, for the creation of "a Christian college within the borders of our state".[2][3] The college is now known as Millsaps College and is located in Jackson, Mississippi.[2][3] He devoted the rest of his life to the building and running of the college.
Death[]
He died at his home in Jackson on June 28, 1916, at the age of 83.[4][5] He was buried on the campus of Millsaps College in Jackson.
References[]
- ^ Reuben Webster Millsaps, Ancestry.com
- ^ a b Julie L. Kimborough, Jackson, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing, 1998, p. 89
- ^ a b Mary Carol Miller, Lost landmarks of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1999, p. 33
- ^ "Maj. Millsaps Dead". The Newton Record. Jackson, Mississippi. June 29, 1916. p. 1. Retrieved December 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Maj R. W. Millsaps, Philanthropist, Dead". The Boston Globe. Jackson, Mississippi. June 29, 1916. p. 4. Retrieved December 30, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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- 1833 births
- 1916 deaths
- People from Copiah County, Mississippi
- Businesspeople from Jackson, Mississippi
- American bankers
- American educational theorists
- DePauw University alumni
- Harvard Law School alumni
- Millsaps College
- Philanthropists from Mississippi
- Lawyers from Jackson, Mississippi
- Confederate States Army officers
- 19th-century American businesspeople
- 19th-century American lawyers
- 19th-century American philanthropists