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Clara Gooding McMillan | |
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| Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromSouth Carolina's1st district | |
| In office November 7, 1939 – January 3, 1941 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas S. McMillan |
| Succeeded by | L. Mendel Rivers |
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| Born | (1894-08-17)August 17, 1894 Brunson, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Died | November 8, 1976(1976-11-08) (aged 82) Barnwell, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Resting place | Charleston, South Carolina, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Thomas S. McMillan |
| Alma mater | Confederate Home College Flora MacDonald College |
| Profession | Civil servant |
Clara McMillan (néeGooding; August 17, 1894 – November 8, 1976) was aU.S. Representative fromSouth Carolina, and wife ofThomas S. McMillan.
Born inBrunson, South Carolina, Mcmillan attended the public schools, Confederate Home College,Charleston, South Carolina, andFlora MacDonald College,Red Springs, North Carolina.
Mcmillan was elected as aDemocrat to theSeventy-sixth Congress by special election, on November 7, 1939, tofill the vacancy caused by the death of her husband, Thomas S. McMillan, and served from November 7, 1939, to January 3, 1941.[1] She was not a candidate for reelection in 1940 to the Seventy-seventh Congress. She served inNational Youth Administration, then the Office of Government Reports,Office of War Information, 1941. She was appointed information liaison officer for theDepartment of State, Washington, D.C., on January 1, 1946, and served until July 31, 1957.
McMillan resided inBarnwell, South Carolina, until her death on November 8, 1976. She was interred inMagnolia Cemetery,Charleston, South Carolina.
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