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McMillan clerked for the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]] and taught as an instructor at the [[University of Alabama Law School]]. He founded his own law practice, which became [[McMillan and Spratling]] in [[1971]]. He married the former [[Ann McMillan|Ann Louise Dial]] that same year.
McMillan clerked for the [[United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama]] and taught as an instructor at the [[University of Alabama Law School]]. He founded his own law practice, which became [[McMillan and Spratling]] in [[1971]]. He married the former [[Ann McMillan|Ann Louise Dial]] that same year.


McMillan was elected to the [[Alabama House of Representatives]] in [[1973]] and to the [[Alabama State Senate]] in [[1974]]. He was appointed to the Permanent Study Commission of the Alabama Judiciary System and earned recognition as "Alabama's Hardest Working Senator" and was named one of the 10 Most Outstanding Legislators in the Nation in [[1978]]. In the [[1978 general election]] he won the race for [[Lieutenant Governor of Alabama]]. He has also chaired the [[Alabama Film Commission]], the 1980 state Democratic Convention and the Black Belt Community Foundation.
McMillan was elected to the [[Alabama House of Representatives]] in [[1973]] and to the [[Alabama State Senate]] in [[1974]]. He was appointed to the Permanent Study Commission of the Alabama Judiciary System and earned recognition as "Alabama's Hardest Working Senator" and was named one of the 10 Most Outstanding Legislators in the Nation in [[1978]]. In the [[1978 general election]] he won the race for [[Lieutenant Governor of Alabama]]. He has also chaired the [[Alabama Film Commission]], the 1980 state Democratic Convention and the Black Belt Community Foundation. In the [[1982 primary elections|1982 election]] he challenged [[George Wallace]] unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Governor.


McMillan founded McMillan Associates in [[1988]] and presented the [[1989 City Stages|first City Stages]] music festival in [[downtown Birmingham]] the next year. He later founded the non-profit [[City Stages|Birmingham Cultural and Heritage Foundation]] as producers while McMillan Associates continued to manage and promote the event as contractors. A misdemeanor warrant was issued for McMillan after the failure of the festival in [[2009]] left vendors with bad checks. He was acquitted on those charges in [[2011]].
McMillan founded McMillan Associates in [[1988]] and presented the [[1989 City Stages|first City Stages]] music festival in [[downtown Birmingham]] the next year. He later founded the non-profit [[City Stages|Birmingham Cultural and Heritage Foundation]] as producers while McMillan Associates continued to manage and promote the event as contractors. A misdemeanor warrant was issued for McMillan after the failure of the festival in [[2009]] left vendors with bad checks. He was acquitted on those charges in [[2011]].

Revision as of 10:00, 8 July 2014

George Duncan Hastie McMillan, Jr (born October 11, 1943 in Greenville, Butler County) is an attorney, former politician and owner and president of McMillan Associates which produced City Stages from 1989 to 2009.

McMillan, the son of George and Jean Autrey McMillan of Butler County earned his bachelor's degree at Auburn University in 1966 and completed law school at the University of Virginia in 1969, after which he was admitted to the Alabama State Bar.

McMillan clerked for the United States District Court for the Northern District of Alabama and taught as an instructor at the University of Alabama Law School. He founded his own law practice, which became McMillan and Spratling in 1971. He married the former Ann Louise Dial that same year.

McMillan was elected to the Alabama House of Representatives in 1973 and to the Alabama State Senate in 1974. He was appointed to the Permanent Study Commission of the Alabama Judiciary System and earned recognition as "Alabama's Hardest Working Senator" and was named one of the 10 Most Outstanding Legislators in the Nation in 1978. In the 1978 general election he won the race for Lieutenant Governor of Alabama. He has also chaired the Alabama Film Commission, the 1980 state Democratic Convention and the Black Belt Community Foundation. In the 1982 election he challenged George Wallace unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Governor.

McMillan founded McMillan Associates in 1988 and presented the first City Stages music festival in downtown Birmingham the next year. He later founded the non-profit Birmingham Cultural and Heritage Foundation as producers while McMillan Associates continued to manage and promote the event as contractors. A misdemeanor warrant was issued for McMillan after the failure of the festival in 2009 left vendors with bad checks. He was acquitted on those charges in 2011.

Preceded by:
? 		Alabama State Senate, District 11
1975-1979 		Succeeded by:
Dewey White
Preceded by:
Jere Beasley 		Lieutenant Governor of Alabama
1979-1983 		Succeeded by:
Bill Baxley

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