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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.A member of the Republican Party, he is the longest-serving governor in Michigan history, serving one partial term and three full four-year terms from 1969 to 1983.
Oct 18, 2019 · William G. Milliken, a moderate Republican who as governor led Michigan through a period of profound transformation in the 1970s, as it went from being an economically scarred industrial state to ...
Aug 6, 2020 · Michigan’s longest serving governor, who died last fall, was remembered Thursday for his dedication to the state and its citizens, and his bipartisan leadership. William G. Milliken, who served ...
- Emma Dale
Oct 18, 2019 · Paul Egan. Detroit Free Press. 0:05. 0:56. William Milliken, who was Michigan's longest-serving governor and a champion for Detroit, the environment, and a far more moderate Republican Party, died ...
- Lansing Bureau Chief
Mar 26, 2022 · One hundred years ago, William Milliken, the moderate Republican who signed landmark civil rights and environmental legislation, was born on March 26, 1922, in Traverse City. The soft-spoken, low-key Milliken holds the distinction of being Michigan’s longest-serving chief executive, holding the office for 14 years. Long before the days of term limits, he served from […]
Oct 18, 2019 · William G. Milliken, who led the state from 1969 to 1983, died on Friday at the age of 97. He was sometimes referred to as Michigan's "gentleman" governor. He is widely remembered as a gracious person, who treated everyone with respect. And he was known for his devotion to the kind of bipartisan leadership that has become increasingly rare in ...
Oct 18, 2019 · William G. Milliken, Michigan's longest-serving governor who established a record of environmental conservation and bipartisan cooperation that made him popular among Republicans and Democrats, died Friday at age 97, a family spokesman said. Milliken died at his home in Traverse City after years of declining health, Jack Lessenberry said. The Republican was promoted to governor from lieutenant ...
