Education
McMillan, a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, graduated from Woodberry Forest School in Orange, Virginia.
United States representative politician
McMillan, a native of Charlotte, North Carolina, graduated from Woodberry Forest School in Orange, Virginia.
McMillan earned an Bachelor of Arts in History from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1954 and earned his Master of Business Administration from the University of Virginia. While a student at University of North Carolina, McMillan joined the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Fraternity. After serving two years as an intelligence agent in the United States Army, McMillan worked in investment banking, was Chief Financial Officer of Ruddick Corporation from 1970 to 1976 and was Chief Executive Officer of Harris Teeter Super Markets from 1977 to 1983.
He served on the Mecklenburg County board of commissioners and chaired its board of 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.