John Milton Niles

John M. Niles
United States Senator
from Connecticut
In office
March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849
Preceded byPerry Smith
Succeeded byTruman Smith
In office
December 21, 1835 – March 3, 1839
Preceded byNathan Smith
Succeeded byThaddeus Betts
9th United States Postmaster General
In office
May 19, 1840 – March 4, 1841
PresidentMartin Van Buren
Preceded byAmos Kendall
Succeeded byFrancis Granger
Personal details
Born
John Milton Niles

(1787-08-20)August 20, 1787
Windsor, Connecticut, U.S.
DiedMay 31, 1856(1856-05-31) (aged 68)
Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Political partyDemocratic-Republican (Before 1825)
Democratic (1828– 1848)
Free Soil (1848–1854)
Republican (1854–1856)
Spouse(s)Sarah Robinson
Jane Pratt

John Milton Niles (August 20, 1787 – May 31, 1856) was a lawyer, editor, author and politician from Connecticut, serving in the United States Senate and as United States Postmaster General 1840 to 1841.