Samuel Henry Miller
Samuel Henry Miller (April 19, 1840 – September 4, 1918) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania for two terms from 1881 to 1885.
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 28th district | |
| In office March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Willis James Hulings |
| Succeeded by | Orrin Dubbs Bleakley |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania's 26th district | |
| In office March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1885 | |
| Preceded by | Samuel Bernard Dick |
| Succeeded by | George Washington Fleeger |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 19, 1840 Coolspring Township, Pennsylvania, US |
| Died | September 4, 1918 (aged 78) Mercer, Pennsylvania, US |
| Political party | Republican |
Formative years
Born in Coolspring, Pennsylvania (near Mercer) on April 19, 1840, Samuel H. Miller graduated from Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, in 1860. He taught school.
American Civil War
During the American Civil War, Miller served in the Fifty-fifth Regiment of the Pennsylvania Militia.
Career
Miller edited and published the Mercer Dispatch from 1861 to 1870. He also studied law, was admitted to the bar and began his legal practice in Mercer in 1871.
Miller was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh and Forty-eighth Congresses (1881-1885), but declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1884.
He resumed the practice of law in Mercer and served as president judge of several courts of Mercer County, Pennsylvania from 1894 to 1904.
He was then elected to the Sixty-fourth Congress (1915-1917), but declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1916.
Death and interment
Miller died in Mercer on September 4, 1918, and was interred at the Mercer Cemetery.
Sources
- United States Congress. "Samuel H. Miller (id: M000753)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
- The Political Graveyard