Background
Millington, Ernest John Oldknow was born on April 5, 1871 in Derby, England. Son of Review William and Hannah (Oldknow) Millington.
Millington, Ernest John Oldknow was born on April 5, 1871 in Derby, England. Son of Review William and Hannah (Oldknow) Millington.
Brought to the United States, 1882. Student of University Rochester, 1887-1890. Doctor of Civil Law, Hillsdale (Michigan) College, 1935.
Doctor of Laws, Sioux Falls (South Dakot) College, 1941.
Salesman and accountant, 1897-1908. Ordained to ministry, Congressional Church, 1908. Pastor, Congressional Church, Cadillac, Michigan, 1908-1912.
Admitted to Michigan bar, 1912.
Private practice, Cadillac, since 1912. Judge Recorder’s Court, Cadillac, 1918-1938.
City attorney, Cadillac, since 1940. President Michigan Baptist Convention, 1936-1939, Northern Baptist Committee, 1940-1941.
President American Baptist Publication Society, 1938-1940.
Member Cadillac Board Education, 1910-1913. Trustee Hillsdale College, 1935-1941. Member State Bar Michigan, American Bar Association.
Mason.
Lecturer educational subjects, since 1927.
Married Bertha Seaman, September 1, 1891. Married second, M. Maud Harris, July 6, 1925. Children: Ernest J. O., Bertha H. (Mistress Fred West. Syers), Alfred East.