John M. Niles | |
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United States Senator from Connecticut | |
In office March 4, 1843 – March 3, 1849 | |
Preceded by | Perry Smith |
Succeeded by | Truman Smith |
In office December 21, 1835 – March 3, 1839 | |
Preceded by | Nathan Smith |
Succeeded by | Thaddeus Betts |
9th United States Postmaster General | |
In office May 19, 1840 – March 4, 1841 | |
President | Martin Van Buren |
Preceded by | Amos Kendall |
Succeeded by | Francis Granger |
Personal details | |
Born | John Milton Niles August 20, 1787 Windsor, Connecticut, U.S. |
Died | May 31, 1856 Hartford, Connecticut, U.S. | (aged 68)
Political party | Democratic-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.