Editing Francis Davis Millet (section)

==Personal life==
[[File:Mrs Frank Millet.jpg|thumb|left|Mrs Frank Millet ("Lily", née Elizabeth Merrill), [[John Singer Sargent]], 1885–1886|237x237px]]
[[File:Portrait of Laurence Millet by John Singer Sargent.jpg|thumb|Portrait of Laurence Millet, [[John Singer Sargent]], 1887|303x303px]]

Millet was close friends with [[Augustus Saint-Gaudens]] and [[Mark Twain]], both of whom attended his 1879 wedding to Elizabeth ("Lily") Greely Merrill in Paris, France; Twain was Millet's best man. The couple had four children: Kate, Edwin, Laurence, and John.<ref>
* {{Cite thesis|title=Francis Davis Millet: the early years of "A Cosmopolitan Yankee", 1846-1884|date=2004|language=en|first=Gina M|last=D'Angelo|oclc=84608598}}
* {{Cite book|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mcVNAAAAYAAJ&q=Edwin|title=Soldier of Fortune: F.D. Millet 1846-1912 |last=Sharpey-Schafer|first=Joyce A.|publisher=J.A. Sharpey-Schafer|year=1984|location=Utica, New York|pages=5|chapter=6|via=Google Books|quote=Lily was soon pregnant again, and in July 1881 a son, Edwin Abbey Millet, was born and then tragedy struck this hap-[...]}}</ref>

Millet was acquainted with the famed American portraitist [[John Singer Sargent]], who often used Millet's daughter Kate as a model. He was also close to the esteemed [[Huxley family]].

Millet lived with [[Archibald Butt]], who called him "my artist friend who lives with me," in a large mansion at [[Oscar W. Underwood House|2000 G Street NW]].<ref>"Maj. Butt's Home Sold". ''The Washington Post'' November 22, 1912.</ref> They were known for throwing large but spartan parties that were attended by members of Congress, justices of the Supreme Court, and President Taft himself.<ref name="Daily2">Davenport-Hines, Richard. [http://www.thedaily.com/page/2012/03/20/032012-opinions-history-butt-davenport-hines-1-3/ "The History Page: Unsinkable Love"]. ''[[The Daily (News Corporation)|The Daily]]''. March 20, 2012. Accessed 2012-05-18.</ref> There is some speculation that Butt and Millet were lovers. Historian [[Richard Davenport-Hines]] wrote in 2012:<ref name="Daily2"/>

{{Blockquote|"The enduring partnership of Butt and Millet was an early case of 'Don't ask, don't tell.' Washington insiders tried not to focus too closely on the men's relationship, but they recognized their mutual affection. And they were together in death as in life."}}