John K. Miller

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John Krepps Miller (born May 25, 1819 in Mount Vernon , Ohio , †  August 11, 1863 there ) was an American politician . Between 1847 and 1851 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

John Miller attended the common schools and then until 1838, the Jefferson College in Canonsburg ( Pennsylvania ). After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1841, he began to work in his hometown of Mount Vernon in this profession. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Democratic Party . In May 1844 he took part as a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in Baltimore , at which James K. Polk was nominated as a presidential candidate.

In the congressional elections of 1846 Miller was elected to the Eleventh constituency of Ohio in the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded Jacob Brinkerhoff on March 4, 1847 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1851 . This period was initially shaped by the events of the Mexican-American War . The post-war period was increasingly dominated by discussions about the question of slavery . In 1850, the 1850 compromise introduced by US Senator Henry Clay was passed.

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, John Miller no longer appeared politically. He died on August 11, 1863 in Mount Vernon, where he was also buried.

Web links

  • John K. Miller in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)