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'''Wilbur Daigh Mills''' (May 24, 1909 – May 2, 1992) was a powerful [[Democrat]] [[segregation]]ist from [[Arkansas]] who served for nearly four decades in the [[United States House of Representatives]]. His reputation sunk very abruptly after a sex scandal surfaced, and Mills declined to seek re-election in 1978.<ref>Smith, Laura (September 18, 2017). [https://timeline.com/wilbur-mills-tidal-basin-3c29a8b47ad1 In 1974, a stripper known as the “Tidal Basin Bombshell” took down the most powerful man in Washington]. ''Timeline''. Retrieved April 18, 2021.</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/18305 Profile] at ''history.house.gov
*[https://www.hendrix.edu/academics/academics.aspx?id=1828 Biography] at ''Hendrix College
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[[Category:Arkansas]]
[[Category:Former United States Representatives]]
[[Category:Democratic Party]]
[[Category:Racism]]
==References==
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==External links==
*[https://history.house.gov/People/Detail/18305 Profile] at ''history.house.gov
*[https://www.hendrix.edu/academics/academics.aspx?id=1828 Biography] at ''Hendrix College
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mills, Wilbur}}
[[Category:Arkansas]]
[[Category:Former United States Representatives]]
[[Category:Democratic Party]]
[[Category:Racism]]