Charles Dunsmore Millard (December 1, 1873 – December 11, 1944) was a Republican

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 member of the United States House of Representatives

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 from New York

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Millard was born in Tarrytown, New York

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. He attended Phillips Academy

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, Brown University

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, and New York University School of Law

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. He was a member of the Westchester County

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 Board of Supervisors from 1907 until 1931. He was elected to Congress in 1930 and represented New York's 25th congressional district

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 from March 4, 1931 until his resignation on September 29, 1937 to serve as surrogate of Westchester County

Westchester County, New York

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. He retired in 1943 and died in New York City

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