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William Grawn Milliken (March 26, 1922 – October 18, 2019) was an American businessman and politician who served as the 44th governor of Michigan from 1969 to 1983. A member of the Republican Party, he assumed the governorship following the resignation of George Romney and went on to win three terms in 1970, 1974, and 1978, [a] becoming the longest-serving governor in Michigan history.
The Milliken case started in 1970, after the NAACP sued then-Michigan Gov. William Milliken over what the organization claimed was intentional segregation in Detroit's schools. While a lower court ...
Incumbent Republican William Milliken was elected to a third term as Michigan Governor. As of 2023, this remains the last election in which the Republican candidate for Governor carried Wayne County. The primary elections occurred on August 8, 1978. [1]
James T. Milliken (1882–1952), mayor of Traverse City and member of the Michigan Senate; James W. Milliken (1848–1908), member of the Michigan Senate; William Milliken (1922–2019), 44th and longest-serving Governor of Michigan [15] Howard Walker (born 1954), member of the Michigan House of Representatives and Michigan Senate
At the February 1970 Governor's Conference on Drug Dependence and Abuse, then-Michigan Gov. William Milliken praised Synanon while also hinting at its future downfall. Milliken, ...
Bradley, which began when the NAACP sued then-Michigan Gov. William Milliken over what the organization argued were intentionally racially segregated schools due to racist housing policies that ...
William Milliken was elected to his second term as Governor of Michigan in a rematch with Sander Levin. [1] This was the last time until 1990 that the state elected a governor of the same party as the sitting president.
The last time something like this happened, Lt. Gov. William Milliken succeeded Gov. George Romney when he joined Richard Nixon's administration in 1969. Milliken, a Republican, finished out ...