George Funston Miller

George Funston Miller

George Funston Miller (born September 5, 1809 in Chillisquaque , Northumberland County , Pennsylvania , †  October 21, 1885 in Lewisburg , Pennsylvania) was an American politician . Between 1865 and 1869 he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the US House of Representatives .

Career

George Miller attended Kirkpatrick's Academy in Milton and thereafter taught himself for some time. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1833, he began to work in Lewisburg in this profession. Between 1846 and 1882 he was a curator at Bucknell University . In the 1850s he became a member of the then-founded Republican Party .

In the congressional election of 1864 Miller was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the 14th  constituency of Pennsylvania , where he succeeded Democrat William Henry Miller on March 4, 1865 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1869 . In April 1865 the civil war ended . The 13th and 14th amendments to the Constitution were ratified in 1865 and 1868, respectively . Since 1865, the work of Congress had been weighed down by tension between Republicans and President Andrew Johnson , which culminated in a narrowly unsuccessful impeachment trial.

After his time in the US House of Representatives, George Miller practiced as a lawyer again. He also became president of Lewisburg, Center & Spruce Creek Railroad . He died on October 21, 1885 in Lewisburg, where he was also buried.

Web links

• George Funston Miller in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• George Miller Funston in the database of Find a Grave (English)

predecessor	Office	successor
William Henry Miller	United States House Representative for Pennsylvania (14th constituency) March 4, 1865 - March 3, 1869	John Black Packer