Rutger B. Miller

Rutger Bleecker Miller (born July 28, 1805 in Lowville , New York , † November 12, 1877 in Utica , New York) was an American lawyer and politician . He represented New York State in the US House of Representatives in 1836 and 1837 . Congressman Morris S. Miller was his father.

Career

Rutger Bleecker Miller was born in Lowville, Lewis County , about seven years before the outbreak of the British-American War . He attended community schools in Utica, the Catholic College in Montreal ( Canada ) and the Yale College . In 1824 he graduated from Litchfield Law School . After receiving his license to practice law, he practiced in Utica between 1829 and 1831. In 1829 he was manager of the Utica Wilberforce Society . In the years 1832 and 1833 he went about banking and railway business. He was a trustee in the Village of Utica between 1829 and 1831 . Then he was a member of the First Board of Aldermen in the City of Utica. In 1832 he was a member of the New York State Assembly . He served as a clerk on the United States District Court in 1833 and 1834 .

Politically, he belonged to the Jacksonian faction. Miller was elected to the 24th Congress in a by-election on November 9, 1836 , to fill the vacancy created by the resignation of Samuel Beardsley . He retired from the after 3 March 1837 Congress of.

After his time at the Congress, he went on to build buildings and build railways. He then managed his farm in Boonville , Oneida County . He died on November 12, 1877 in Utica and was then buried in Forest Hill Cemetery .

Web links

• Rutger B. Miller in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Rutger B. Miller in the database of Find a Grave (English)