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History and Government—Congressional Biographies—IndianaSmith MILLER
(1804-1872)
MILLER, Smith, a
Representative from Indiana; born near Charlotte, N.C., May 30,
1804; moved to Gibson County, Ind., with his parents who settled in
Patoka in 1813; received a limited schooling; engaged in
agricultural pursuits; member of the State house of representatives
1835-1839 and in 1846; served in the State senate 1841-1844 and
1847-1850; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1850;
elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth
Congresses (March 4, 1853-March 3, 1857); resumed agricultural
pursuits; delegate to the Democratic National Convention at
Charleston, S.C., in 1860; died near Patoka, Ind., March 21, 1872;
interment in Robb Cemetery.
Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present
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