Wilbur D. Mills

A Representative from Arkansas. Born in Kensett, White County, Ark. , May 24, 1909. Attended the public schools. Hendrix College, Conway, Ark. , and the law department of Harvard University. Was admitted to the bar in 1933 and commenced practice in Searcy, Ark. Served as county and probate judge of White County, Ark. , 1934-1938. Elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-sixth and to the eighteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1939-January 3, 1977). Chairman, Committee on Ways and Means (Eighty-fifth through Ninety-third Congresses), Joint Committee on Internal Revenue Taxation (Eighty-sixth through Ninety-third Congresses). Was not a candidate for reelection in 1976 to the Ninety-fifth Congress. Tax consultant for the Washington office of Shea, Gould, Climenko &. Casey, a New York law firm. Was a resident of Kensett, Ark. , until his death in Searcy, Ark. , on May 2, 1992. Interment in Kensett Cemetery, Kensett, White County, Ark.