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Margaret Sparling Mills (1940-) is an author and reviewer who published under the name Sparling Mills.

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William (Bill) Milliken set up The Market Studio in 19--, located at 18 Market Street in Kingston, Ontario.

Peter Andrew Stewart Milliken was born and raised in Kingston, Ontario. He was educated at Queen’s, Oxford, and Dalhousie Universities. In 1973, he was called to the bar of Ontario and enrolled as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Ontario. Mr. Milliken was a partner in a Kingston law firm from 1973 until 1988 before his election to Parliament. He was first elected to the House of Commons in 1988 as the Liberal Member of Parliament for Kingston and the Islands and was re-elected in 1993, 1997 and 2000.

He has held several positions including, in opposition, Party Critic for Election Reform and Associate Critic for Seniors, Assistant Party House Leader (House Business), Vice-Chairman of the Special Committee on Electoral Reform and Member of the Standing Committee on House Management. In government, Mr. Milliken has served as Parliamentary Secretary to the Government House Leader, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Procedure and House Affairs and Co-Chair of the Special Joint Committee on a Code of Conduct.

In 1996, he was appointed Deputy Chairman of the Committees of the Whole House and in 1997, Deputy Speaker of the House and Chairman of the Committees of the Whole House. On January 29th, 2001, he was elected 34th Speaker of the House of Commons. He is also the Chair of the Board of Internal Economy.

In 1997, he was awarded the Padre Laverty Award from the Queen’s University Alumni Association in Kingston where he resides. In November, 1999, he was awarded the Agnes Benidickson Award from the Ottawa Branch of the Queen’s University Alumni Association.

In May 2001, he received an honorary Doctorate of Laws from the State University New York at Potsdam, and on June 13, 2003, was appointed Honorary President of the United Empire Loyalists’ Association of Canada – Hamilton Branch. On July 19th, 2003, Mr. Milliken was named Honorary Commander of the Fort Henry Guard.

Peter Milliken was re-elected in the 2004 General Election, and acclaimed Speaker of the House of Commons on October 4, 2004.

He was again re-elected in the 2006 general election and as Speaker of the House of Commons on April 3, 2006.

In 2008, Peter Milliken was once again elected as Member of Parliament for Kingston & the Islands and on November 18 re-elected Speaker of the House of Commons. Finishing his career as the longest-serving Speaker of the House of Commons, he retired from politics in 2011.

F.S. Milliken was a student at Queen's University.

Victor Milligan, P. Eng. (1929 November 11 to 2009 March 4) was a professional engineer and co-founder with Dr. Hugh Q. Golder of Golder Associates a leading geotechnical consultancy based in Mississauga, which grew to a major international earth sciences firm with over 7,000 employees in 30 countries before it was purchased by WSP Global, Inc. in 2020. Milligan attended Queen's University, Belfast where he took his undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering and MSc in the relatively new field of soil mechanics. He was also a top middle distance runner finishing fourth in the "Mile of the Century" race in 1954 behind Bannister and Landy who both broke the four minute mile. Milligan also captained the Northern Ireland team in the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Vancouver.

Milligan was recognized internationally for his contributions to the practice of, and research and education in, geotechnical engineering. He was active in developing his academic discipline, serving as the first editor of the Canadian Geotechnical Journal from 1963-1968. His pioneering work on ground improvement, dams, tunnels and fundamental soil behaviour improved the quality of life for millions of people, particularly those in developing countries, through projects that provided a reliable source of hydroelectric power; much needed relief from flooding; and secure containment of waste materials, such as mine tailings and sludge, from industrial mining projects. He also contributed to the development of Canada’s infrastructure by providing innovative geotechnical solutions for such major projects as hydroelectric and thermal generating stations, the TransCanada Highway, transportation tunnels and the realignment of the Welland Canal. Through the international expansion of Golder and his involvement in overseas projects, Milligan brought Canadian engineering expertise into the limelight of the world stage.