Lennox Algernon Mills was born Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada on July 30, 1896. He earned his B.A. in 1916 from the University of British Columbia, his M.A. in 1918 from the University of Toronto and his D.Phil degree from Oxford University in 1924. Dr. Mills joined the faculty at the University of Minnesota as a professor of political science in 1928. He was an expert in international relations in South Asia. He retired from the University of Minnesota in 1963 as professor emeritus. Dr. Mills continued to teach at the Acadia University (Wolfville, Nova Scotia, Canada) until his death on December 23, 1968.
From the guide to the Lennox A. Mills papers, circa 1920s-1950s, (University of Minnesota Libraries. University Archives [uarc])
