McMillan, a native of
Charlotte, North Carolina, graduated from
Woodberry Forest School in
Orange, Virginia. McMillan earned an A.B. in History from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 1954 and earned his
M.B.A. from the
University of Virginia. While a student at UNC, 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 CFO of Ruddick Corp. from 1970 to 1976 and was CEO 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. McMillan died on April 19, 2024 in Charleston, South Carolina. ==References==