Mills Darden
| Mills Darden | |
|---|---|
| Born | October 7, 1799 Vicinity of Rich Square, North Carolina, United States |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. |
| Resting place | Mills-Darden Cemetery, Henderson County, Tennessee, United States[1] |
| Nationality |  American |
| Known for | Extreme height and weight |
| Height | 7 ft 6 in (2.29 m) |
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Mills Darden (October 7, 1799 – January 23, 1857[2]) was an American who became famous as one of the largest men ever in human history. His enormous size both in terms of his body height and weight made him one of the biggest humans to have ever lived. He was officially confirmed to have stood at a height of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). tall and weighed around Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value)., and possibly even more.[3] His recorded approximate weight of Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value).[3] would have given him a body mass index of 88.2. If the reported figures are correct, Darden was 30 percent taller than and about six times as heavy as the average American male of the 21st century.
Mills (or Miles) Darden was born on October 7, 1799, near Rich Square, North Carolina, United States, to John and Mary Darden. He was married at least once and had several children. His wife Mary, who died in 1837 aged about 40,[2] was Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). tall and weighed Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value)., and the tallest of their sons reached Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value). (tall for an era when the average adult American male stood only about Lua error in Module:Convert at line 272: attempt to index local 'cat' (a nil value).).
He died on January 23, 1857. He was buried in Lexington, Tennessee.[2] His grave, and his wife's, have been restored by the local Development Authority.[4] No known verifiable photo remains of him.
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