Wilbur Mills
Wilbur Daigh Mills (May 24, 1909 – May 2, 1992) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Arkansas. He was chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee in the 1960s, and briefly a candidate for President of the United States in 1972.
Read more about Wilbur Mills: Youth and Early Political Life, Scandal and Retirement, Honors
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