death_place death_date children birth_place party birth_date spouse birthname article_title occupation alma_mater
clarksville , johnson county , arkansas 30 september 2001 jim pat mills prairie grove washington county republican 4 march 1912 joe -rrb- b. mills -lrb- married 1933-1997 , his death ada belle parks ada mills
 businesswoman political activist university of the ozarks
ada mills

ada belle parks mills -lrb- march 4 , 1912 -- september 30 , 2001 -rrb- was a republican political activist in the u.s. state of arkansas who in 1980 was the only delegate initially committed to the candidacy for president of former governor john b. connally , jr. , of texas .
connally spent some $ 11 million in his 13-month primary campaign , which ended in withdrawal following his loss to ronald w. reagan of california in the south carolina primary .
mrs. mills received brief national media attention as the `` $ 11 million delegate . ''
