Benton McMillin

American politician (1845-1933) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 87

Benton McMillin was an American politician and diplomat. He served as the 27th governor of Tennessee from 1899 to 1903 and represented Tennessee's 4th district in the United States House of Representatives from 1879 to 1899.

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Robert Love Taylor Preceded Benton as Governor of Tennessee

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George Yost Coffin cartoon depicting McMillin's reaction to the Supreme Court's decision in Pollock v. Farmers' Loan & Trust Co. (1895)

McMillin signing child labor legislation in 1901

Portrait of McMillin as governor, c. 1902

McMillin, photographed by Harris & Ewing in 1913

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He served as a diplomat during the administration of President Woodrow Wilson, initially as Minister to Peru (1913-1919) and afterward as Minister to Guatemala (1920-1921).

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