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Warner Miller | |
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United States Senator from New York | |
In office July 27, 1881 – March 4, 1887 | |
Preceded by | Thomas C. Platt |
Succeeded by | Frank Hiscock |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 22nd district | |
In office March 4, 1879 – July 26, 1881 | |
Preceded by | George A. Bagley |
Succeeded by | Charles R. Skinner |
Member of the New York State Assembly from the Herkimer County district | |
In office January 1, 1874 – December 31, 1875 | |
Preceded by | Eleazer C. Rice |
Succeeded by | Myron A. McKee |
Personal details | |
Born | Hannibal, New York | August 12, 1838
Died | March 21, 1918 New York City, New York | (aged 79)
Political party | Republican |
Profession | Politician |
Warner Miller (August 12, 1838 – March 21, 1918) was a Representative and a United States Senator from New York.
Birth and early life
Miller was born in Hannibal, Oswego County, New York on August 12, 1838. He attended the common schools and the Charlottesville Academy. Fefe He graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1860.
Early career and military service
He became a professor of Latin and Greek in the Fort Edward Collegiate Institute. During the American Civil War, he enlisted as a private in the Fifth Regiment, New York Volunteer Cavalry in 1861. He was promoted to the rank of sergeant major and lieutenant. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Winchester. He was exchanged and honorably discharged. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and was the founder of a wood-pulp business. He developed new techniques for paper production and was president of the American Paper & Pulp Association. His son, Burr Churchill Miller, became a sculptor.
Career in public service
Miller was a member of the New York State Assembly (Herkimer Co.) in 1874 and 1875. He was elected as a Republican to the 46th and 47th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1879, to July 26, 1881, when he resigned. He was elected as a Republican in 1881 to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas C. Platt and served from July 27, 1881, to March 4, 1887. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1887. He was Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (48th and 49th Congresses). He ran for Governor of New York at the New York state election, 1888, but was defeated by the incumbent Democrat David B. Hill. Miller was Chairman of the Special Tax Commission of the State of New York in 1906.
Later years
He retired and resided in Herkimer, New York. He died in New York City, March 21, 1918 and was interred in Oak Hill Cemetery, Herkimer, N.Y.
See also
- Media related to Warner Miller at Wikimedia Commons
References
- United States Congress. "Warner Miller (id: M000760)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved on 2008-10-19
- 1838 births
- 1918 deaths
- United States senators from New York (state)
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from New York (state)
- Members of the New York State Assembly
- New York (state) Republicans
- Union Army officers
- American Civil War prisoners of war
- Union College (New York) alumni
- People of New York (state) in the American Civil War
- People from Oswego County, New York
- Republican Party United States senators
- Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- People from Herkimer, New York
- 19th-century American politicians