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Miller, James Russell

clergyman, author, was born in 1840 in Penn- , author , was born in 1840 in Pennsylvania.

He is a presbyterian clergyman of Philadelphia; and the author of Week Day Religion; Home Making; In His Steps; Silent Time; Come Ye Apart; Altar; Practical Religion; Bits of Pasture ; Making the Most of Life; Mary of Bethany; The Dew of Thy Youth; Day of Life. ernor.

Miller, Jesse

congressman, gov- He was a representative in congress from Pennsylvania from 1836 to 1837. He was appointed first auditor of the treasury, and held the position until 1841. He was canal commissioner of Pennsylvania in 1845 and 1846; and was secretary of state from 1846 to 1848, serving for a short time as acting governor of the state . He died Aug. 20, 1850, in Harrisburg.

Miller, John

jurist, state legislator, congressman, was born Nov. 10, 1774, in Amenia, N. Y. From 1812 to 1821 he was a justice of the peace in New York.

He was a member of the state legislature in 1817, 1820 and 1845; and was a representative from New York to the nineteenth congress. He died in March, 1862.

Miller, John

soldier, journalist, congressman, governor, was born in 1780 in Steubenville, Ohio. He was appointed register of the land office in Missouri. He was subsequently elected governor of the state, serving from 1826 to 1832. He was a representative in congress from Missouri from 1837 to 1843. He died March 18, 1846, near Florrissant, Mo.

Miller, John A

scientist, inventor, was born June 17, 1840, in Germany. In 1853 he emigrated with his parents to the United States and settled in St. Louis, Mo. By trade he is a practical watchmaker, and has attained prominence as a scientist and inventor, and is one of the leading promoters of distributing weather signals. He lives in Cairo, Ill., and in 1894-95 was grand chancellor of the Knights of Pythias.

Miller, John Franklin

soldier, United States senator, was born Nov. 21, 1831, in South Bend, Ind. He served throughout the war, rising to the rank of brigadier-general and brevet major-general. He was elected a senator of the United States from California for the term of six years from 1881. He died March 8, 1886, in Washington.

Miller, John G

state legislator, congressman, was born in 1812 in Kentucky. In 1835 he moved to Missouri; and in 1840 was elected to the state legislature. From 1853 to the time of his death he was a representative in congress from Missouri. He died May 11, 1856, in Saline county, Mo.

Miller, John K

congressman, was born in Ohio. He was a representative in congress from that state from 1847 to

Miller, Jonathan P

reformer, was born in 1797 in Randolph, Vt. He introduced anti-slavery resolutions into the Vermont legislature in 1833. He was a delegate from his state to the world's anti-slavery convention in London in 1840. He died in 1847 in Montpelier.

Miller, Joseph

lawyer, jurist, congressman, was born in Ohio. He was elected a representative from that state to the thirty-fifth congress. He was subsequently appointed United States judge for the territory of Nebraska.

Miller, Joseph Nelson

naval officer, was born Nov. 22, 1836, in Ohio. He entered the navy in 1851, became past midshipman in 1856, master in 1858, lieutenant in 1860, and lieutenant-commander in 1872.

Miller, Killian

lawyer, state legislator, congressman, was born July 30, 1785, in Claverack, N. Y. In 1824 and 1827 he was a member of the New York general assembly; in 1837 was elected county clerk, which office he held for three years; and in 1854 was chosen a representative in the thirty-fourth congress.