The Syracuse Herald-Journal, Syracuse, New York, Thursday, September 19, 1946, page 24, columns 2-3 (included photo):
J. L. McMillan Dies
Book Company Head
JOHN LOUDON McMILLAN, 87, of 941 James St., president of McMillan Book Company, died at 6 A.M. today at his home after a short illness.
Surviving are a daughter, Miss Mary McMillan, who lived at home, and a sister, Mrs. Robert Weir, of Rutland, Vt. Another daughter Martha McMillan, died April 28, 1942.
Funeral services will be conducted at the home Saturday at 3:30 P. M. Burial will be in the family plot in Oakwood Cemetery.
Mr. McMillan, manufacturer and inventor, was born at Cambridge April 8, 1859, son of Morrison and Mary Ellis McMillan. His grandparents were Scottish Immigrants. He was educated at Cambridge Academy and Claverack College, and after graduating from college taught school for one year at Putman Institute in Cambridge.
Early exhibiting a gift for mechanics, in 1883 he invented a typesetting machine which was used in setting the type for the Ilion Citizen. This invention was first used on Sept. 26, 1884, and was the first newspaper to have its body type set by mechanical means.
AFTER THE completion of his invention he organized the McMillan Typesetting Machine Company, serving as secretary and treasurer. His company also made typesetting machines which were used to set the type for the Century Dictionary, published in 1891.
From 1891 to 1900 his time was chiefly devoted to the invention and development of an electric type-justifying machine as an adjunct to the typesetting machine and the practical testing of the machines in this county and in Germany. This machine was attached to the typesetting machine and automatically justified the lines of type without mental calculation on the part of the operator.
In 1899, Mr. McMillan organized the McMillan Book Company at Ilion, moving the plant to Syracuse in 1902, thereafter serving as president and treasurer of that company, manufacturing an extensive line of loose leaf books, devices and forms. Various products of the company as well as many of the machines used in their manufacture were invented by Mr. McMillan, including sealing machines, bookkeeping trays and loose leaf books.
HE HAD 23 patents issued to him on his inventions. In 1901, he organized the McMillan Engine Company of Syracuse to manufacture a turbine engine of his invention, which he was obliged to discontinue in 1904 owing to the demands of his other business. He had served as president of the McMillan Holding Corp. of Syracuse since 1924.
In 1944 he purchased the Trussell Manufacturing Company, of Poughkeepsie, a competitive company. The Trussell organization was one of the original companies devoted exclusively to the manufacturing of books, loose leaf binders, etc. He made it a subsidiary company to the parent corporation and served as its president until his death.
A communicant of First Presbyterian Church, he was a member of the Audubon Society of the National Geographic Society, the Manufacturers Association of Syracuse, serving as its president in 1918, the Syracuse Chamber of Commerce, a director from 1911-1915; and the Technology, Block Hall, Oswelewgois, Century, Sedgewick Farm and Onondaga Golf and Country Clubs.
On Feb. 13, 1889, at Rochester, he married Martha Weaver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John DeWitt Weaver of Penfield. She died June 18, 1934.
The Syracuse Herald-Journal, Syracuse, New York, Saturday, September 21, 1946, page 4, column 2:
John L. McMillan
For more than two-score years John Loudon McMillan had been a citizen of Syracuse and through his inventive genius and business ability he contributed largely to the upbuilding of the city. He was founder and president of the McMillan Book Company.
To have invented a typesetting machine in 1883 which was the first mechanism ever used by a newspaper--the Ilion Citizen--for composition was a distinction of which he had a right to be proud. It was a double triumph because he for the first time employed an electric current for power, in the operation of its press.
The fact that 23 patents were issued to Mr. McMillan on the products of his brain attests to his grasp of scientific principles and his imaginative gifts. As a manufacturer of loose leaf books and forms, he was a prominent and successful businessman. His range of interests was wide and his personal qualities won lasting friendships.
J. L. McMillan Dies
Book Company Head
JOHN LOUDON McMILLAN, 87, of 941 James St., president of McMillan Book Company, died at 6 A.M. today at his home after a short illness.
Surviving are a daughter, Miss Mary McMillan, who lived at home, and a sister, Mrs. Robert Weir, of Rutland, Vt. Another daughter Martha McMillan, died April 28, 1942.
Funeral services will be conducted at the home Saturday at 3:30 P. M. Burial will be in the family plot in Oakwood Cemetery.
Mr. McMillan, manufacturer and inventor, was born at Cambridge April 8, 1859, son of Morrison and Mary Ellis McMillan. His grandparents were Scottish Immigrants. He was educated at Cambridge Academy and Claverack College, and after graduating from college taught school for one year at Putman Institute in Cambridge.
Early exhibiting a gift for mechanics, in 1883 he invented a typesetting machine which was used in setting the type for the Ilion Citizen. This invention was first used on Sept. 26, 1884, and was the first newspaper to have its body type set by mechanical means.
AFTER THE completion of his invention he organized the McMillan Typesetting Machine Company, serving as secretary and treasurer. His company also made typesetting machines which were used to set the type for the Century Dictionary, published in 1891.
From 1891 to 1900 his time was chiefly devoted to the invention and development of an electric type-justifying machine as an adjunct to the typesetting machine and the practical testing of the machines in this county and in Germany. This machine was attached to the typesetting machine and automatically justified the lines of type without mental calculation on the part of the operator.
In 1899, Mr. McMillan organized the McMillan Book Company at Ilion, moving the plant to Syracuse in 1902, thereafter serving as president and treasurer of that company, manufacturing an extensive line of loose leaf books, devices and forms. Various products of the company as well as many of the machines used in their manufacture were invented by Mr. McMillan, including sealing machines, bookkeeping trays and loose leaf books.
HE HAD 23 patents issued to him on his inventions. In 1901, he organized the McMillan Engine Company of Syracuse to manufacture a turbine engine of his invention, which he was obliged to discontinue in 1904 owing to the demands of his other business. He had served as president of the McMillan Holding Corp. of Syracuse since 1924.
In 1944 he purchased the Trussell Manufacturing Company, of Poughkeepsie, a competitive company. The Trussell organization was one of the original companies devoted exclusively to the manufacturing of books, loose leaf binders, etc. He made it a subsidiary company to the parent corporation and served as its president until his death.
A communicant of First Presbyterian Church, he was a member of the Audubon Society of the National Geographic Society, the Manufacturers Association of Syracuse, serving as its president in 1918, the Syracuse Chamber of Commerce, a director from 1911-1915; and the Technology, Block Hall, Oswelewgois, Century, Sedgewick Farm and Onondaga Golf and Country Clubs.
On Feb. 13, 1889, at Rochester, he married Martha Weaver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John DeWitt Weaver of Penfield. She died June 18, 1934.
The Syracuse Herald-Journal, Syracuse, New York, Saturday, September 21, 1946, page 4, column 2:
John L. McMillan
For more than two-score years John Loudon McMillan had been a citizen of Syracuse and through his inventive genius and business ability he contributed largely to the upbuilding of the city. He was founder and president of the McMillan Book Company.
To have invented a typesetting machine in 1883 which was the first mechanism ever used by a newspaper--the Ilion Citizen--for composition was a distinction of which he had a right to be proud. It was a double triumph because he for the first time employed an electric current for power, in the operation of its press.
The fact that 23 patents were issued to Mr. McMillan on the products of his brain attests to his grasp of scientific principles and his imaginative gifts. As a manufacturer of loose leaf books and forms, he was a prominent and successful businessman. His range of interests was wide and his personal qualities won lasting friendships.
The Syracuse Herald-Journal, Syracuse, New York, Thursday, September 19, 1946, page 24, columns 2-3 (included photo):
J. L. McMillan Dies
Book Company Head
JOHN LOUDON McMILLAN, 87, of 941 James St., president of McMillan Book Company, died at 6 A.M. today at his home after a short illness.
Surviving are a daughter, Miss Mary McMillan, who lived at home, and a sister, Mrs. Robert Weir, of Rutland, Vt. Another daughter Martha McMillan, died April 28, 1942.
Funeral services will be conducted at the home Saturday at 3:30 P. M. Burial will be in the family plot in Oakwood Cemetery.
Mr. McMillan, manufacturer and inventor, was born at Cambridge April 8, 1859, son of Morrison and Mary Ellis McMillan. His grandparents were Scottish Immigrants. He was educated at Cambridge Academy and Claverack College, and after graduating from college taught school for one year at Putman Institute in Cambridge.
Early exhibiting a gift for mechanics, in 1883 he invented a typesetting machine which was used in setting the type for the Ilion Citizen. This invention was first used on Sept. 26, 1884, and was the first newspaper to have its body type set by mechanical means.
AFTER THE completion of his invention he organized the McMillan Typesetting Machine Company, serving as secretary and treasurer. His company also made typesetting machines which were used to set the type for the Century Dictionary, published in 1891.
From 1891 to 1900 his time was chiefly devoted to the invention and development of an electric type-justifying machine as an adjunct to the typesetting machine and the practical testing of the machines in this county and in Germany. This machine was attached to the typesetting machine and automatically justified the lines of type without mental calculation on the part of the operator.
In 1899, Mr. McMillan organized the McMillan Book Company at Ilion, moving the plant to Syracuse in 1902, thereafter serving as president and treasurer of that company, manufacturing an extensive line of loose leaf books, devices and forms. Various products of the company as well as many of the machines used in their manufacture were invented by Mr. McMillan, including sealing machines, bookkeeping trays and loose leaf books.
HE HAD 23 patents issued to him on his inventions. In 1901, he organized the McMillan Engine Company of Syracuse to manufacture a turbine engine of his invention, which he was obliged to discontinue in 1904 owing to the demands of his other business. He had served as president of the McMillan Holding Corp. of Syracuse since 1924.
In 1944 he purchased the Trussell Manufacturing Company, of Poughkeepsie, a competitive company. The Trussell organization was one of the original companies devoted exclusively to the manufacturing of books, loose leaf binders, etc. He made it a subsidiary company to the parent corporation and served as its president until his death.
A communicant of First Presbyterian Church, he was a member of the Audubon Society of the National Geographic Society, the Manufacturers Association of Syracuse, serving as its president in 1918, the Syracuse Chamber of Commerce, a director from 1911-1915; and the Technology, Block Hall, Oswelewgois, Century, Sedgewick Farm and Onondaga Golf and Country Clubs.
On Feb. 13, 1889, at Rochester, he married Martha Weaver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John DeWitt Weaver of Penfield. She died June 18, 1934.
The Syracuse Herald-Journal, Syracuse, New York, Saturday, September 21, 1946, page 4, column 2:
John L. McMillan
For more than two-score years John Loudon McMillan had been a citizen of Syracuse and through his inventive genius and business ability he contributed largely to the upbuilding of the city. He was founder and president of the McMillan Book Company.
To have invented a typesetting machine in 1883 which was the first mechanism ever used by a newspaper--the Ilion Citizen--for composition was a distinction of which he had a right to be proud. It was a double triumph because he for the first time employed an electric current for power, in the operation of its press.
The fact that 23 patents were issued to Mr. McMillan on the products of his brain attests to his grasp of scientific principles and his imaginative gifts. As a manufacturer of loose leaf books and forms, he was a prominent and successful businessman. His range of interests was wide and his personal qualities won lasting friendships.
J. L. McMillan Dies
Book Company Head
JOHN LOUDON McMILLAN, 87, of 941 James St., president of McMillan Book Company, died at 6 A.M. today at his home after a short illness.
Surviving are a daughter, Miss Mary McMillan, who lived at home, and a sister, Mrs. Robert Weir, of Rutland, Vt. Another daughter Martha McMillan, died April 28, 1942.
Funeral services will be conducted at the home Saturday at 3:30 P. M. Burial will be in the family plot in Oakwood Cemetery.
Mr. McMillan, manufacturer and inventor, was born at Cambridge April 8, 1859, son of Morrison and Mary Ellis McMillan. His grandparents were Scottish Immigrants. He was educated at Cambridge Academy and Claverack College, and after graduating from college taught school for one year at Putman Institute in Cambridge.
Early exhibiting a gift for mechanics, in 1883 he invented a typesetting machine which was used in setting the type for the Ilion Citizen. This invention was first used on Sept. 26, 1884, and was the first newspaper to have its body type set by mechanical means.
AFTER THE completion of his invention he organized the McMillan Typesetting Machine Company, serving as secretary and treasurer. His company also made typesetting machines which were used to set the type for the Century Dictionary, published in 1891.
From 1891 to 1900 his time was chiefly devoted to the invention and development of an electric type-justifying machine as an adjunct to the typesetting machine and the practical testing of the machines in this county and in Germany. This machine was attached to the typesetting machine and automatically justified the lines of type without mental calculation on the part of the operator.
In 1899, Mr. McMillan organized the McMillan Book Company at Ilion, moving the plant to Syracuse in 1902, thereafter serving as president and treasurer of that company, manufacturing an extensive line of loose leaf books, devices and forms. Various products of the company as well as many of the machines used in their manufacture were invented by Mr. McMillan, including sealing machines, bookkeeping trays and loose leaf books.
HE HAD 23 patents issued to him on his inventions. In 1901, he organized the McMillan Engine Company of Syracuse to manufacture a turbine engine of his invention, which he was obliged to discontinue in 1904 owing to the demands of his other business. He had served as president of the McMillan Holding Corp. of Syracuse since 1924.
In 1944 he purchased the Trussell Manufacturing Company, of Poughkeepsie, a competitive company. The Trussell organization was one of the original companies devoted exclusively to the manufacturing of books, loose leaf binders, etc. He made it a subsidiary company to the parent corporation and served as its president until his death.
A communicant of First Presbyterian Church, he was a member of the Audubon Society of the National Geographic Society, the Manufacturers Association of Syracuse, serving as its president in 1918, the Syracuse Chamber of Commerce, a director from 1911-1915; and the Technology, Block Hall, Oswelewgois, Century, Sedgewick Farm and Onondaga Golf and Country Clubs.
On Feb. 13, 1889, at Rochester, he married Martha Weaver, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John DeWitt Weaver of Penfield. She died June 18, 1934.
The Syracuse Herald-Journal, Syracuse, New York, Saturday, September 21, 1946, page 4, column 2:
John L. McMillan
For more than two-score years John Loudon McMillan had been a citizen of Syracuse and through his inventive genius and business ability he contributed largely to the upbuilding of the city. He was founder and president of the McMillan Book Company.
To have invented a typesetting machine in 1883 which was the first mechanism ever used by a newspaper--the Ilion Citizen--for composition was a distinction of which he had a right to be proud. It was a double triumph because he for the first time employed an electric current for power, in the operation of its press.
The fact that 23 patents were issued to Mr. McMillan on the products of his brain attests to his grasp of scientific principles and his imaginative gifts. As a manufacturer of loose leaf books and forms, he was a prominent and successful businessman. His range of interests was wide and his personal qualities won lasting friendships.
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