James Francis Miller

James Francis Miller

James Francis Miller (born August 1, 1830 in Winnsboro , Fairfield County , South Carolina , †  July 3, 1902 in Gonzales , Texas ) was an American politician . Between 1883 and 1887 he represented the state of Texas in the US House of Representatives .

Career

James Miller attended his home public schools and Reutersville College in Texas, where he had moved with his parents in 1842. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1857, he began to work in Gonzales in this profession. During the Civil War he served with the Terry's Texas Rangers , who were part of the Confederate Army . After the war he continued his legal practice. He also got into the banking industry. In addition, he was also involved in the field of animal husbandry.

Politically, Miller was a member of the Democratic Party . In the congressional elections of 1882 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the then newly established eighth constituency of Texas , where he took up his new mandate on March 4, 1883. After being re-elected, he was able to complete two terms in Congress until March 3, 1887 . From 1885 he was chairman of the committee for banking and currency affairs. In 1886 he renounced another candidacy.

After his tenure in the US House of Representatives, James Miller resumed his previous activities. In 1885, while he was still in Congress, he was elected the first President of the Texas Bankers' Association . He died on July 3, 1902 in Gonzales, where he was also buried.

Web links

• James Francis Miller in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• James Francis Miller in the database of Find a Grave (English)