Howard Shultz Miller
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Howard Shultz Miller was a U.S. Representative
from Kansas
.
Born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
, Miller moved with his family in 1882 to Morrill, Kansas
. He attended the public schools of Brown County, and Sabetha (Kansas) High School. He taught school 1894-1899.
He graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law in 1900. He was admitted to the bar
in 1901 and began law practice in Kansas. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and as a lawyer 1901-1952.
Miller was elected as a Democrat
to the Eighty-third
Congress (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1955).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1954 to the Eighty-fourth
Congress and for election in 1956 to the Eighty-fifth
Congress. He is, as of 2009, the only Democrat in history to represent Kansas' 1st congressional district.
He died January 2, 1970, in Hiawatha, Kansas
, and was interred in Morrill Cemetery, Morrill, Kansas
.
United States House of Representatives
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from Kansas
Kansas
Kansas is a US state located in the Midwestern United States. It is named after the Kansas River which flows through it, which in turn was named after the Kansa Native American tribe, which inhabited the area. The tribe's name is often said to mean "people of the wind" or "people of the south...
.
Born in Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Somerset County is a county located in the state of Pennsylvania. As of 2010, the population was 77,742. Somerset County was created on April 17, 1795, from part of Bedford County and named for Somerset, United Kingdom. Its county seat is Somerset. It is part of the Johnstown, Pennsylvania,...
, Miller moved with his family in 1882 to Morrill, Kansas
Morrill, Kansas
Morrill is a city in Brown County, Kansas, United States. It was founded by T. J. Elliot, who named it in honor of his friend, Kansas governor Edmund Needham Morrill. The population was 277 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
. He attended the public schools of Brown County, and Sabetha (Kansas) High School. He taught school 1894-1899.
He graduated from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln College of Law in 1900. He was admitted to the bar
Admission to the bar in the United States
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in 1901 and began law practice in Kansas. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and as a lawyer 1901-1952.
Miller was elected as a Democrat
Democratic Party (United States)
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to the Eighty-third
83rd United States Congress
The Eighty-third United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1953 to January 3, 1955, during the first two years...
Congress (January 3, 1953-January 3, 1955).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1954 to the Eighty-fourth
84th United States Congress
The Eighty-fourth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1955 to January 3, 1957, during the third and...
Congress and for election in 1956 to the Eighty-fifth
85th United States Congress
The Eighty-fifth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from January 3, 1957 to January 3, 1959, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress. He is, as of 2009, the only Democrat in history to represent Kansas' 1st congressional district.
He died January 2, 1970, in Hiawatha, Kansas
Hiawatha, Kansas
Hiawatha is the largest city and county seat of Brown County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 3,172. It is the largest city on U.S. Route 36 between St. Joseph, Missouri, and Denver, Colorado.Hiawatha is named after a poem by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow...
, and was interred in Morrill Cemetery, Morrill, Kansas
Morrill, Kansas
Morrill is a city in Brown County, Kansas, United States. It was founded by T. J. Elliot, who named it in honor of his friend, Kansas governor Edmund Needham Morrill. The population was 277 at the 2000 census.-Geography:...
.