Samuel Franklin Miller

Samuel Franklin Miller

Samuel Franklin Miller (born May 27, 1827 in Franklin , New York , † March 16, 1892 ibid) was an American lawyer and politician . He represented New York State in the US House of Representatives between 1863 and 1865 and between 1875 and 1877 .

Career

Samuel Franklin Miller graduated from the Delaware Literary Institute and from Hamilton College in Clinton in 1852 . He studied law . He was admitted to the bar in 1853, but never practiced extensively as a lawyer. Instead, he worked in agriculture, but also pursued lumber business. In 1854 he was a member of the New York State Assembly . He served as a Colonel in the New York Militia . Politically, he belonged to the Republican Party .

In the 1862 congressional elections for the 38th Congress , Miller was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 19th  electoral district of New York , where he succeeded Richard Franchot on March 4, 1863 . He retired from the after March 3, 1865 Congress of.

In 1867 he took part as a delegate to the Constituent Assembly of New York. He served as the District Collector of Internal Revenue between 1869 and 1873 . He also served on the New York Board of Charities from 1869 to 1877 .

In 1874 he ran for the 44th Congress in the 21st constituency of New York . After a successful election, he succeeded Clinton L. Merriam on March 4, 1875 . He then resigned from Congress on March 3, 1877. After his time at the Congress, he was back in agriculture, but also pursued lumber business. He died on March 16, 1892 in Franklin and was then buried in Ouleout Valley Cemetery .

Web links

• Samuel Franklin Miller in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Samuel Franklin Miller in the database of Find a Grave (English)