Samuel James Renwick McMillan

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Samuel James Renwick McMillan

Samuel James Renwick McMillan (born February 22, 1826 in Brownsville , Fayette County , Pennsylvania , †  October 3, 1897 in Saint Paul , Minnesota ) was an American lawyer and politician ( Republican Party ) who represented the state of Minnesota in the US Senate represented.

After attending a private preparatory school, Samuel McMillan graduated from Duquesne College in Pittsburgh in 1846 . He then studied law , was inducted into the bar in 1849 and began practicing as a lawyer in Pittsburgh. In 1852 he moved to Minnesota, where he worked as a lawyer first in Saint Paul and later in Stillwater ; in 1856 he then settled permanently in Saint Paul.

From 1858 to 1864, McMillan served as judge for the Minnesota First Judicial District. During the Sioux Uprising of 1862, he served with the rank of Second Lieutenant in the Stillwater Border Guard. In 1864 he was appointed associate judge on the Minnesota Supreme Court ; later there was also the regular election to this office, in which he was confirmed in 1871. Eventually he rose to Chief Justice of the Court in 1874 , although he only held this position for a year until his resignation.

He resigned the post of judge after he was elected to the United States Senate for Republicans. In Washington, DC , McMillan succeeded Alexander Ramsey on March 4, 1875 ; he remained there after re-election in 1881 until March 3, 1887. He waived a renewed candidacy in 1886. During his time in the Senate, he chaired the Committee on Claims and the Committee on Commerce .

McMillan returned to Saint Paul after serving in Congress , where he worked again as a lawyer until his death in October 1897.

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SURNAME McMillan, Samuel James Renwick
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American lawyer and politician
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1826
PLACE OF BIRTH Brownsville , Pennsylvania
DATE OF DEATH October 3, 1897
Place of death Saint Paul , Minnesota