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Millward, John – Miner, Alonzo Ames

Millward, John

congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He was elected a representative from that state to the thirty-sixth congress.

Millward, William

congressman, was born in Pennsylvania. He was a repa representative in congress from that state from 1855 to 1857.

Milmore, Martin

sculptor, was born Sept. 14, 1844, in Ireland. His principal works are busts of Longfellow, Sumner, and Gen. Thayer. His statues of Ceres, Flora and Pomona are in the Horthe Horticultural hall of Boston, Mass.

Milne, William James

educator, author, was born May 26, 1843, in Scotland. He organized the State Normal and Training school of Geneseo, N. Y., with which institution he was connected for eighteen years. In 1889 he became president of the State Normal college of Alcollege of Albany, N. Y. He is the author of a series of mathematical text books for schools enschools entitled the Inductive Series.

Milnes, Alfred

soldier, merchant, state senator, congressman, was born May 28, 1844, in England. He has served the city of Coldwater, Mich., as alderman for one term and as mayor for two terms. He was elected to the state senate in 1888 and re-elected in 1890. He was elected lieutenant-governor of Michigan in 1894; and was elected to the fifty-fourth congress as a republican to fill a vacancy.

Milnes, William

manufacturer, congressman, was born Dec. 8, 1827, in England. In 1865 he moved to Virginia and purchased the extensive property located in Page and Rockingham counties known as the Shenandoah Iron works . Не was elected to the forty-first congress as a representative from Virginia.

Milnor, James

lawyer, clergyman, congressman, was born June 20, 1773, in Philadelphia, Pa. From 1811 to 1813 he was a representative from Pennsylvania in congress. In 1814 he was ordained a clergyman, and in 1816 was called to the rectorship of St. George's church of New York city. He was one of the founders of the New York Deaf and Dumb institution. He died April 8, 1844, in New York city.

Milnor, William

congressman, was born in Philadelphia. He was a represen- *tative in congress from Pennsylvania from 1807 to 1811, from 1815 to 1817, and again from 1821 to 1822.

Milton, John

governor. He was governor of Florida from 1861 to 1864.

Minard, Abel

philanthropist, was born Sept. 25, 1814, in Massachusetts. Besides giving to various charitable objects, he founded the Minard home in Morristown, N. J., at an expense of $50,000, for the education of female orphans of methodist clergymen. He died Jan. 31, 1871, in Morristown, N. J.

Miner, Ahiman L

lawyer, jurist, state senator, congressman, was born in Vermont. He was a state representative in the legislature in 1838, 1839 and 1845; a state senator in 1840; and county attorney for two years. He was register of probate for seven years; judge of probate from 1846 to 1849; and a representative in congress from Vermont from 1851 to 1853.

He died July 20, 1886.

Miner, Alonzo Ames

clergyman, author, was born Aug. 11, 1814, in Lempster, N. H. He was a prominent universalist clergyman of Boston; and the author of Bible Exercises; Right and Duty of Prohibition; and Old Forts Taken. He died in 1896. con-