John Gaines Miller

John Gaines Miller
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri
In office
March 4, 1851 – May 11, 1856
Preceded byJames S. Green
Succeeded byThomas Peter Akers
Constituency3rd district (1851–1853)
5th district (1853–1856)
Personal details
Born(1812-11-29)November 29, 1812
Danville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedMay 11, 1856(1856-05-11) (aged 43)

John Gaines Miller (November 29, 1812 – May 11, 1856) was a U.S. representative from Missouri.

Born in Danville, Kentucky, Miller attended the common schools and was graduated from Centre College in Danville. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1834. He moved to Boonville, Missouri, in 1835. He served as a member of the state house of representatives in 1840.

Miller was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second, Thirty-third, and Thirty-fourth Congress,[1] and served from March 4, 1851, until his death near Marshall, Missouri, May 11, 1856. He was interred in Mount Olive Cemetery, near Marshall, Missouri.

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References

  1. ↑ Dubin, Michael J. (March 1, 1998). United States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997: The Official Results of the Elections of the 1st Through 105th Congresses. McFarland and Company. p. 170. ISBN 978-0786402830.
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