Milton Urner

Milton George Urner (born July 29, 1839 in Frederick County , Maryland , † February 9, 1926 in Frederick , Maryland) was an American politician . Between 1879 and 1883 he represented the state of Maryland in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Milton Urner was the uncle of New York Congressman James S. Simmons (1861-1935). He attended the public schools in his home country and then two schools in Pennsylvania . Between 1859 and 1862 he was a teacher in Maryland. After a subsequent law degree and his admission as a lawyer in 1863, he began to work in Frederick in this profession. From 1871 to 1875 he served as a prosecutor in Frederick County. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party .

In the congressional elections of 1878 Urner was elected in the sixth constituency of Maryland to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , where he succeeded William Walsh on March 4, 1879 . After re-election, he was able to complete two legislative terms in Congress until March 3, 1883 . From 1881 he was chairman of the Committee on Accounts . In 1882 he renounced another candidacy.

After the end of his time in the US House of Representatives, Urner practiced again as a lawyer in Frederick. In 1887 he also represented the Pennsylvania Railroad as an attorney . From 1888 to 1890 Urner was a member of the Maryland Senate . In 1890 he was named Naval Officer in the Port of Baltimore by President Benjamin Harrison . Urner was also active in banking and other business areas. He was also the curator of several educational institutions. He died on February 9, 1926 in Frederick, where he was also buried.

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SURNAME	Urner, Milton
ALTERNATIVE NAMES	Urner, Milton George (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	American politician
DATE OF BIRTH	July 29, 1839
PLACE OF BIRTH	Frederick County , Maryland
DATE OF DEATH	February 9, 1926
Place of death	Frederick , Maryland