Samuel Henry Miller
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Samuel Henry Miller was a Republican
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
.
Samuel H. Miller was born at Coolspring
, Pennsylvania (near Mercer
). He graduated from Westminster College
in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
, in 1860. He taught school. During the American Civil War
he served in the Fifty-fifth Regiment of the Pennsylvania Militia. He edited and published the Mercer Dispatch from 1861 to 1870. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Mercer in 1871.
Miller was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh
and Forty-eighth
. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1884. He resumed the practice of law in Mercer, and served as president judge of the several courts of Mercer County, Pennsylvania
, from 1894 to 1904.
He was again elected to the Sixty-fourth
Congress, and declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1916. He died in Mercer, with interment in Mercer Cemetery.
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
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Samuel H. Miller was born at Coolspring
Coolspring Township, Pennsylvania
Coolspring Township is a township in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,287 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water.-Demographics:As of the census of...
, Pennsylvania (near Mercer
Mercer, Pennsylvania
Mercer is a borough in Mercer County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,391 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Mercer County. Mercer is part of the Youngstown–Warren–Boardman, OH-PA Metropolitan Statistical Area....
). He graduated from Westminster College
Westminster College, Pennsylvania
Westminster College is a liberal arts college located in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania, United States. Founded in 1852, it is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church...
in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
New Wilmington is a borough in Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States, first platted in 1824 and established as a borough on April 9, 1873. The population was 2,452 at the 2000 census...
, in 1860. He taught school. During the American Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
he served in the Fifty-fifth Regiment of the Pennsylvania Militia. He edited and published the Mercer Dispatch from 1861 to 1870. He studied law, was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Mercer in 1871.
Miller was elected as a Republican to the Forty-seventh
47th United States Congress
The Forty-seventh United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1881 to March 4, 1883, during the administration...
and Forty-eighth
48th United States Congress
The Forty-eighth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, consisting of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, D.C. from March 4, 1883 to March 4, 1885, during the last two years...
. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1884. He resumed the practice of law in Mercer, and served as president judge of the several courts of Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Mercer County, Pennsylvania
Mercer County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 116,638. Its county seat is Mercer; Sharon is its largest city....
, from 1894 to 1904.
He was again elected to the Sixty-fourth
64th United States Congress
The Sixty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1915 to March 4, 1917, during the third and fourth...
Congress, and declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1916. He died in Mercer, with interment in Mercer Cemetery.