Jonathan Peckham Miller | |
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| Born | February 24, 1797 |
| Died | February 17, 1847 (aged 49) |
| Resting place | Green Mount Cemetery, Montpelier, Vermont |
| Education | University of Vermont |
| Known for | Advocate for abolition of slavery and women's rights |
| Spouse | Sarah Arms Miller |
| Children | George Sennott (adopted), Sarah Miller Keith |
Colonel Jonathan Peckham Miller (February 24, 1797 – February 17, 1847) was an American abolitionist from Vermont. He served in Greece and returned to be a politician standing up for the rights of slaves and women. He and Sarah Arms Miller used their house as a station on the Underground Railroad.
He represented the town of Berlin in the Vermont Legislature from 1831-33. In his last year as a representative, he introduced a resolution calling for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia. “His heroic exploits in the cause of freedom earned him the soubriquet, The American Dare Devil,’” according to an article in the Rutland Herald by Paul Hellerfor in January 2018.