Pnbllshcd Dally by The Detroit Free Pre»«. 



MONDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 1907. 



DEATH TAKES DETROITER WHO PLAYED 

 AN ACTIVE PART IN CITY'S BUSINESS LIFE 



HUGH M'MILLAN. 



HUGH M'MILLAN ' 

 PASSES AWAY 



Detroit Capitalist Dies Peace- 

 • fully Following Illness of 

 ': One Week. 



WAS CONNECTED WITH 

 BIG LOCAL CONCERNS 



Took Great Interest in Art 

 and Quietly Promoted Work 

 of Worthy Charities. 



Hugh Mcrjillaii. brother of the late 

 Senator .lar.iey McMillan and uncle 

 or William C. McMillan, died at the 

 family residfute, 491 .leffprson ave- 

 nue, yesterday afternoon at 5 o'clock, 

 following an attack of diabetes last- 

 ing since last Monday. 



Mr. McMillan was taken ill in his 

 offices at the Union Trust building, 

 and for the last week liis end has 

 been expected. The immediate mem- 

 bers of tlie family were gathered 

 about the sick bed when he breathed 

 his last. The end was most peace- 

 ful. 



The funeral will be held from the 

 residence tomorrow afternoon at 

 2;30. Rev. A. If. Barr, of Jefferson 

 Avenue Presbyterian church, will 

 have charge of the services. The 



, interment will be In the family 



jVault in Eimwood cemetery. 



Started as Railroad Clerk. 

 Hugh McMillan was born at Ham- 

 ilton, Ont., In lS-15, seven years after 

 his brother James, the late senator, 



' came into the world. Coming to 

 Detroit in 1861, he became a clerk in 

 the office of the Detroit & Milwaukee 

 railway. Afterwards he became as- 

 sociated with his brother in the 

 Michigan Car company and the De- 

 troit Car "Wheel company. 



"With the late senator, he founfl- 



, ed the Fulton Iron & Engine works, 

 being made secretary of that insti- 

 tution. He was also one of the 

 founders of the Detroit club of 

 which he was also secretary, and 

 was secretary and treasurer of th« 

 Mackinaw & Marquette railway, or- 

 ganized In 18S1. 



Mr. McMillan early became Inter- 

 ested In the Union church, and was 

 one of the original meiubers of that 

 congregation. He was also one of 



.the founders of the Commercial Na- 

 tional bank, being Its president un- 

 til about four years ago. - 



r lu ninny liuxlDeiin l^ntcrprtars. 



In addition to these enterpn 

 Mr. McMillan was a member of t 

 executive commlltie of th« ITni 

 Truat compHiny; u director In 

 Detroit & liulTalo Steamboat r,. 

 pany; wa.". for some y«ars secrel 

 and treasurer of the Michigan F' 

 phone company before its reors: 

 'izatlon; vice-president of the Detr 

 Iron Furnace company, and Ne 

 berry Furnace eompiiny: vice-pr- 

 dent and general manager of ' 

 Detroit Iron Pipe & I''oundrv e.- 

 pany; vice-president of the Detr 

 Iron Mining compan\ ; treasurer 

 the Detroit & Cleveland Navlgar 

 company; president of the Amer; - 

 I Steamship company; president 8 

 treasurer of the National Steamsi. 

 eompan.v, and president and trer. 

 urer of the Duluth & Atlan 

 Transportation company. 



Lender in Red Cross Work. 

 Mr. McMillan was always grcM 

 interested in art and was one of t 

 supporters of the Art Museum. ' 

 was also quietly prominent in ch> 

 liable v,'ork. Disliking notoriety. 

 I was careful to avoid, as much 

 I possible, being publicly identifi 

 with pliilanthropic movements. T 

 Michigan branch of tlie Americ 

 I Red Cross society was one exce 

 tion to this rule. He was deep 

 interested in the Red Cross mo- ■ 

 i ment, and at the time of the t-. 

 I Francisco disaster expressed his i 

 i gret that the people of Michigan ■ 

 not take a greater interest, 

 have a better under.standing of i 

 organization. 



About ten >'ears ag-o lie marri 

 Miss Warlield, of rialtimore, Jl. 

 who, with two children, Mauri, 

 and Gilbert, sons by his first ■ 

 survive him. 



