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James Millikin (1827 – March 2, 1909) is the founder of Millikin University in Decatur, Illinois. ==Early life== James Millikin was born on August 2, 1827 in Clarkstown, now Ten Mile, western Pennsylvania, to Abel Millikin and Nancy (Van Dyke) Millikin. Abel was a moderately successful farmer. Little is known about his childhood in Western Pennsylvania prior to his enrollment as a student at Washington College (now Washington and Jefferson College). While attending college and seeing his classmates struggle with college expenses, James made a vow that if he made a fortune he would found an institution of learning where all who sought an education fitting for any occupation they may desire. While medicine had become the desired career of some of his relatives, James was more persuaded towards business as his profession. Partnering first with his own father, James and Abel spent the summer of 1849 driving sheep to Indiana to sell at market. The following year, James drove another flock to Danville, Illinois, pasturing them briefly and selling the herd at a larger profit. His educational interests continued briefly during the winter of 1850 in Wabash College at Crawfordsville, IN before he resumed his sheep herding enterprises. It was during the 1850s that James began purchasing government land tracts throughout Illinois and Iowa for investment. Expanding his herds to include livestock, he later came to be called "first cattle king of the Prairie State." For a time, he settled near the town of Danville, IL for his enterprises. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「James Millikin」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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