Biography

07/25/1825 - 05/24/1897

George W. Miller (D23) Greene and Washington Counties 1858-1860

Early Life: 

George W. Miller, born July 25, 1825, Marion, Marion County, Ohio; school teacher; principal, Greene Academy, Carmichaels, Pennsylvania; lawyer; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1856 term; elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 1858-1860; chair, State Democratic Convention, 1879; chair, Washington County Democratic Convention, 1880; elected, delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1880; presidential appointed, United States Marshal, 1885-1889; married, Gertrude Catharine Schumann Miller, sons George, Craig; died, May 24, 1897, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania; interment, Washington Cemetery, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania.

Pennsylvania Politics:

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State House of Representatives, 1856 term. 

Elected, Democrat, Pennsylvania State Senate, 23rd district, Greene and Washington Counties, 1858-1860.

Chair, State Democratic Convention, 1879; chair, Washington County Democratic Convention, 1880; elected, delegate, Democratic National Convention, 1880.

Appointed, President Stephen Grover Cleveland, United States Marshal, 1885-1889.

Pennsylvania House of Representatives Biography:

Official Website - PA House Archives Official Website (state.pa.us)

Cited:

Cox, Harold. "Senate Members M". Wilkes University Election Statistics Project. Wilkes University.

George W Miller (1825-1897) - Find a Grave Memorial