William Milliken
44th Governor of Michigan
In office 1969 – 1983
Preceded by	George W. Romney
Succeeded by	James Blanchard
Born	March 26, 1922 (1922-03-26) (age 86) Traverse City, Michigan
Political party	Republican

William Grawn Milliken (born March 26, 1922), is an American politician and served as the moderate Republican governor of Michigan from January 1969 to January 1983. The Governor of Michigan is the chief executive of the US state of Michigan. George Wilcken Romney ( July 8 1907 July 26 1995) was an American Businessman and a Politician. James Johnston Blanchard (b August 8 1942, Detroit Michigan) is a Politician from the U Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Traverse City is a City in the US state of Michigan. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Year 1922 ( MCMXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In Politics and Religion, a moderate is an individual who holds an intermediate position between two viewpoints neither to be extreme or radical by those applying A governor is a governing official usually the executive (at least nominally to different degrees also politically and administratively of a non-sovereign level of government Michigan ( is a Midwestern state of the United States of America.

Milliken was born in Traverse City, Michigan, the son of James T. Traverse City is a City in the US state of Michigan. It is the largest city in the 21-county Northern Michigan region Milliken, a mayor of Traverse City and a Michigan State Senator for the 27th District, 1941-50, and the grandson of James W. The Michigan Senate is the upper body of the Michigan Legislature. Milliken, also a State Senator from the 27th District, 1898-1900. ^[1] William G. Milliken served in the United States Army Air Force during World War II, flying fifty combat missions as a waist-gunner on B-24 bombers and survived two crash landings. The United States Army Air Forces ( USAAF) was the military aviation arm of the United States of America during and immediately after World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including ^[2]

Like his father and grandfather, Milliken was elected as a state senator from the 27th District, serving from 1961 to 1964. He was Lieutenant Governor of Michigan from 1965 to 1969, and became governor after George W. Romney left office to serve in President Richard Nixon's cabinet. The Lieutenant Governor of Michigan is the second-ranking executive officer in the U George Wilcken Romney ( July 8 1907 July 26 1995) was an American Businessman and a Politician. Milliken was subsequently elected to full four-year terms in 1970, 1974, and 1978. He was considered to be a moderate Republican governor in the Nelson A. Rockefeller mold. Nelson Aldrich Rockefeller ( July 8, 1908 January 26, 1979) was the forty-first Vice President of the United States, the forty-ninth In June 1982 the governor led the formation of the Council of Great Lakes Governors.

Milliken was governor for 14 years and is the longest-serving governor in state history. With governors now limited to two elected terms in office, it is unlikely that any will serve longer than Milliken. See also Rotation in office A term limit is a legal restriction that limits the number of terms a person may serve in a particular elected office

In December 1982, Milliken appointed Dorothy Comstock Riley to the Michigan Supreme Court to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Blair Moody. Dorothy Comstock Riley ( December 6 1924 &ndash October 23 2004) was a Lawyer and Judge from the U The Michigan Supreme Court is the highest Court in the US state of Michigan. Arthur Edson Blair Moody ( February 13, 1902 &ndash July 20, 1954) known as Blair Moody, was a Democratic U Riley had run for election to the Supreme Court in the 1982 general election and had been defeated. Milliken was leaving office in less than a month and newly-elected Democratic Governor James Blanchard argued he should have made the appointment to replace Moody rather than Milliken. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. James Johnston Blanchard (b August 8 1942, Detroit Michigan) is a Politician from the U In 1983, the other Supreme Court Justices voted 4-2 to remove Riley from the court. Riley was elected to the Court in 1984.

In 2004, Milliken broke with party ranks to endorse John Kerry in his bid to unseat George W. Bush as President of the United States. } John Forbes Kerry (born December 11 1943 is an American Politician who is currently serving his fourth term as the junior United States Senator George Walker Bush ( born July 6 1946 is the forty-third and current President of the United States. The President of the United States is the Head of state and Head of government of the United States and is the highest political official in United States by ^[3]

In 2008 Governor Milliken endorsed John McCain for President.

References

1. ^ Index to Politicians: Milliken. The Political Graveyard. Retrieved on 2006-06-07. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins
2. ^ Downes,Robert. The Very Best People. Northern Express. Retrieved on 2006-06-07. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins
3. ^ Statement by William G. Milliken. Traverse City Record Eagle (2004-10-18). "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid Retrieved on 2006-06-07. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins