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The charity was founded 1911 [4] as the Society for the Prevention and Relief of Cancer, by Douglas Macmillan following the death of his father from the disease. In 1924, the name was changed to the National Society for Cancer Relief, which it retained until 1989 when it was changed to Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund, later changed again to Macmillan Cancer Relief.
One of his biggest motivations to raise money for Cancer research was when his wife June died in 1993 from cancer aged 55. [3] John's wife died the same day their grandchild Daniel was born. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] As of May 2024, Burkhill has competed in 1,045 races that raise money for charity, including the London Marathon .
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In 1985, he left law for the charity sector, becoming secretary for development at the Sue Ryder Foundation. [5] Between 1990 and 1995, he was Director of UK Operations for the British Red Cross. [4] From 1995 to 2001, he was chief executive of Macmillan Cancer Relief. In July 2001, he returned to the British Red Cross to become its chief ...
Douglas Macmillan was born on 10 August 1884, in Castle Cary, Somerset, the seventh of eight children of William Macmillan (1844–1911) and his wife Emily, formerly White (1843–1937).
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Macmillan Cancer Support, a British charity; McMillan Hotels, a hotel group; McMillan LLP, a Canadian law firm; McMillan Firearms Manufacturing. McMillan TAC-50, a sniper rifle; Macmillan Publishers, a multinational publishing group Macmillan Inc., a now mostly defunct American publishing company; Macmillan of Canada, a Canadian publishing house.
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