Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1908-06-04
Brief Biographical Sketch.

Hon. Daniel H. Mcmillan, associate
Justice of the territorial supreme
court from December, 1899, to June,
1902 was a native OF New York City,
where he was born in 1S4S. He attend.
ed Cornell University at Ithaca, in
1868 and 1869, and was admitted to
the Bar at Buffalo in 1872. He threw
himself earnestly into the political life
OF the Empire state and became one
Of the leading and most brilliant men,
bers of the Bar in the City of Buffalo.
From 1885 to 1887 he served as
member of the state Senate and de-
cllned denomination from the hands
OF the Republican party. From 1884 to
+" 1899 he served on the board of man
ayers Of the State Asylum at Buffalo;
was trustee of the New York State
Normal School from 1887 to 1889; a
member of the board OF managers of
the Buffalo Library from 1883 to 1899;
president of the Buffalo Library in
1889 and 1890; law examiner for ad-
mission to the bar from 1883 to 1894
and a member of the New York Re-
publican state central committee. He
was alternate delegate-at-large from
New York to the Republican national
conventions at Chicago in 1888; at
Minneapolis In 1892, and at st. Louis
in 1896. He was delegate-atlarge to
the New York state constitutional
convention of 1894, and a member Of
the commission to revise the educa.
tional laws of New York in 1899. He
was vice-president Of the New York
Bar association in 1887 to 1888 and
was member of the American Bar
association. President Mckinley ap-
pointed him associate justice of the
New Mexico Supreme Court in Decem
Der, 1899, from which position he re.
tired on June l, 1902
A Man Of Keen intellect.
This bare enumeration of high hon
ors which came to Judge Mcmillan
give no adequate idea of his manifold
activities not only as lawyer Judge
and statesman, but as member Of
the Presbyterian church, in fraternal
life and as a scholar Of literary ability.
He attained the thirty-second degree
in Masonry and was member of the
Shrine. He belonged to the aristocra.
tic Buffalo and the Liberal Clubs at
Buffalo and was a member Of the Chi
Psi fraternity Upon his coming to
New Mexico in 1899 he at once took
a deep interest in the civic life Of his
new home and maintained his resi-
dence at Socorro, later at Santa Fe
and then at Las Cruces, until few
weeks ago, when he went to Denver
and Buffalo, feeling instinctively that
his days were numbered. Those who
knew him well acquired lasting affec-
ton for Judge Mcmillan. He was OF
medium height, handsome, dignifed
and the typical student and scholar
of pronounced opinion. Those who
were privileged to listen to his
lecture on Burns and engaged him
in conversation on literary, scien-
tihc and legal subjects, were i'm
pressed with his erudition and
the broad scope of his interests and
sympathies He was indeed lovable
man and honors that came to him were
well deserved.
His Death Loss to Territory.
His wife, who was Miss Del
phia Jackson, Of Arcade New York
survives him, as do two sons, Ross
Mcmillan Of Santa Fe, who Is super
visor Of the Pecos, Jemez and Taos
forest reserves. and Morton X, McMil
Ian, who Is assistant to his brother
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