Reuben Webster Millsaps (May 30, 1833 - June 28, 1916) was an American businessman, financier and philanthropist.

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Reuben Webster Millsaps
Born	(1833-05-30)May 30, 1833 Copiah County, Mississippi
Died	June 28, 1916(1916-06-28) (aged 83) Jackson, Mississippi
Occupation	Businessman

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Millsaps was born on May 30, 1833, into a farming family in Pleasant Valley, Copiah County, Mississippi, one of nine siblings.^[1] He was of English, Scots-Irish, and Welsh descent. William Green Millsaps was his brother.

Reuben Millsaps attended Indiana Asbury College, now known as DePauw University, and Harvard University Law School, where he earned a law degree.^{[citation needed]}

He fought in the American Civil War as a soldier in the Confederate States Army and was wounded twice during the war. He attained the military rank of Major.

After returning from the war he pursued a successful career in business and finance. He was President of Capital State Bank in Jackson, Mississippi.^{[citation needed]}

In 1890, Millsaps donated US$550,000, which was matched by contributions from Mississippi's Methodist community, for the creation of "a Christian college within the borders of our state".^[2][3] The college is now known as Millsaps College and is located in Jackson, Mississippi.^[2][3] He devoted the rest of his life to the building and running of the college.

He died at his home in Jackson on June 28, 1916, at the age of 83.^[4][5] He was buried on the campus of Millsaps College in Jackson.