Robert W. Miers

Robert W. Miers

Robert Walter Miers (born January 27, 1848 in Greensburg , Decatur County , Indiana , †  February 20, 1930 in Martinsville , Indiana) was an American politician . Between 1897 and 1905 he represented the state of Indiana in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Robert Miers attended the public schools in his home country. He then studied law, among other things, at Indiana University in Bloomington until 1871 . After his admission to the bar in 1872, he began working in this profession in Bloomington. Between 1875 and 1879, Miers served as a prosecutor in the tenth judicial district of his state. From 1879 to 1897 he was on the Board of Trustees of Indiana University. Between 1883 and 1896 Miers was a judge in the 10th Judicial District.

Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party . In 1879 he was a member of the Indiana House of Representatives . In 1886 and 1888 he unsuccessfully applied for the post of Secretary of State of Indiana. In the congressional elections of 1896 he was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the second constituency of his state , where he succeeded Alexander M. Hardy on March 4, 1897 . After three re-elections, he was able to complete four legislative terms in Congress by March 3, 1905 . During this time the Spanish-American War fell . In 1904, Robert Miers was not re-confirmed.

After leaving the US House of Representatives, Miers practiced law again. Between 1914 and 1920 he was again a judge in the 10th judicial district. He then worked again as a lawyer until 1928. He died on February 20, 1930 while visiting Martinsville.

Web links

• Robert W. Miers in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Robert W. Miers in the database of Find a Grave (English)