Aaron Manasses McMillan
| Aaron Manasses McMillan | |
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| Member of the Nebraska Legislature from the 9th (Representatives, 1928) district |
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In office 1929–1930 |
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| Preceded by | John Andrew Singleton |
| Succeeded by | Ralph W Whited |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
November 3, 1895 Cotton Plant, Arkansas, U.S. |
| Died | June 1, 1980 (aged 84) Inglewood, California, U.S. |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Willena Cooper |
| Alma mater |
Bishop College Meharry Medical College Lisbon School of Tropical Medicine |
| Occupation | Doctor |
| Religion | Baptist |
Aaron Manasses McMillan (November 3, 1895 – June 1, 1980) was a medical missionary to Angola and a civic leader and legislator in Nebraska. He was elected to the Nebraska House of Representatives in 1928 as a Republican and served one term. He then was invited by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and the Black Congregational Church to serve as a medical missionary in Galangue, Portuguese West Africa, where he worked from 1931 to 1948. After returning to Omaha, Nebraska, he was involved in the Omaha Branch of the NAACP, served on the board of the Omaha Housing Authority, and continued to work as a medical doctor.
Mcmillan was born in Cotton Plant, Arkansas, November 3, 1895 to Reverend Henry R. McMillan and his wife Sarah. He had two brothers, William and Samuel. On November 8, 1810 he married Willena Cooper of Fort Worth, Texas. His ancestors were Haitian and came to the United States in 1870. He claimed descent from slaves taken from Africa to Haiti in 1568 by slave traders Sir John Hawkins and Sir Francis Drake. McMillan graduated from Cotton Plant Academy in 1915, from Bishop College in Dallas in 1919, and from Meharry Medical College in Nashville in 1923. Willena also graduated from Bishop College in Dallas and taught at Houston College and Texas A&M College in Fort Worth. The couple had two sons, Aaron and Robert, born before leaving for Angola, and one daughter, Helen, born in Angola.
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