Samuel F. Miller (U.S. politician)

Samuel F. Miller
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from New York
In office
March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1865
Preceded byRichard Franchot
Succeeded byDemas Hubbard, Jr.
Constituency19th district
In office
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
Preceded byClinton L. Merriam
Succeeded bySolomon Bundy
Constituency21st district
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the Delaware County, 1st district
In office
January 1, 1854 – December 31, 1854
Preceded byCharles S. Rogers
Succeeded byWilliam B. Smith
Personal details
Born(1827-05-27)May 27, 1827
Franklin, New York
DiedMarch 16, 1892(1892-03-16) (aged 64)
Franklin, New York
Political partyRepublican

Samuel Franklin Miller (May 27, 1827 – March 16, 1892) was a United States representative from New York during the latter half of the American Civil War.

Miller was born in Franklin, Delaware County, New York on May 27, 1827.[1] He graduated from the Delaware Literary Institute,[1] then studied law at Hamilton College, Clinton, New York, from which he graduated in 1852.[2] Miller was admitted to the bar in 1853, but instead of practicing law instead engaged in farming and lumbering.[2]

Miller was elected as a member of the New York State Assembly for Delaware County (1st District) in 1854.[1] He served as a colonel in the State militia and was elected as a Republican to the 38th United States Congress from March 4, 1863, to March 3, 1865.[1] He was a member of the State constitutional convention in 1867, district collector of internal revenue from 1869 to 1873, and a member of the State board of charities from 1869 to 1877.[1] He was elected to the 44th United States Congress from March 4, 1875, to March 3, 1877.[1]

After leaving politics, Miller lived at his farm in North Franklin,[3] where he engaged in agricultural pursuits and lumbering.[1] He died in Franklin on March 16, 1892, and was interred there, in Ouleout Valley Cemetery.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h United States Congress. "Samuel F. Miller (id: M000752)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
  2. ^ a b Lanman, Charles (1868). "Miller, Samuel F.". Dictionary of the United States Congress: And the General Government (5th ed.). Hartford: T. Belknap and H.E. Goodwin. p. 269.
  3. ^ History of Delaware County, N. Y.: With Illustrations, Biographical Sketches and Portraits of Some Pioneers and Prominent Residents. New York: W. E. Morrison. 1880. p. 192. Retrieved October 29, 2021.