Former Alabama Lt. Governor dies at 81

Former Alabama Lt. Gov. George McMillan dies

McMillan was also a former legislator and founder of Birmingham's City Stages music festival.

George McMillan, who nearly beat Wallace and revitalized Birmingham with music, dies at 81

George McMillan, a former politician who rose to the highest ranks of state politics and then later became the “driving force” in helping redefine downtown Birmingham by founding a popular music festival, has died. He was 81.McMillan, a Greenville native once described as among the “hardest-working” state lawmakers in Montgomery, also came close to defeating George Wallace in Alabama’s governor’s election in 1982.

Former Alabama Lt. Governor dies at 81

ALABAMA (WHNT) — Governor Kay Ivey released a statement Saturday on the passing of former Alabama Lieutenant Governor George McMillan. I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of our former lieutenant governor and my good friend, George McMillan. My friendship with George dates back to our days serving in student government at Auburn University. He treasured being in public service and was a man of great ideas throughout his life, especiall…

Former Alabama Lt. Governor George McMillan dies at 81

Former Alabama Lieutenant Governor George McMillan has died at the age of 81. McMillan was born in Greenville in 1943. He served in the Alabama House of Representatives before being elected lieutenant governor in 1978. He ran for governor in 1982, but lost to George C. Wallace, who won his fourth and final term that year. Later, McMillan started the long-running City Stages music festival in Birmingham. Gov. Kay Ivey released this statement rega…