Seth L. Milliken
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Seth Llewellyn Milliken was a U.S. Representative
from Maine
.
Born in Montville, Maine
, Milliken attended the common schools and Waterville College.
He was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York
, in 1856.
He served as member of the Maine House of Representatives
in 1857 and 1858.
He moved to Belfast, Maine
.
He served as clerk of the supreme judicial court 1859-1871.
He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1871, but did not practice.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876 and 1884.
Milliken was elected as a Republican
to the Forty-eighth and to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1883, until his death in Washington, D.C.
, April 18, 1897.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Fifty-first and Fifty-fourth Congresses).
He was interred in Grove Cemetery, Belfast, Maine
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
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Born in Montville, Maine
Montville, Maine
Montville is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,002 at the 2000 census.-Geography:According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , of which, of it is land and of it is water....
, Milliken attended the common schools and Waterville College.
He was graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York
Schenectady, New York
Schenectady is a city in Schenectady County, New York, United States, of which it is the county seat. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 66,135...
, in 1856.
He served as member of the Maine House of Representatives
Maine House of Representatives
The Maine House of Representatives is the lower house of the Maine Legislature. The House consists of 151 members representing an equal amount of districts across the state. Each voting member of the House represents around 8,450 citizens of the state...
in 1857 and 1858.
He moved to Belfast, Maine
Belfast, Maine
Belfast is a city in Waldo County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,668. Located at the mouth of the Passagassawakeag River on Penobscot Bay, Belfast is the county seat of Waldo County...
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He served as clerk of the supreme judicial court 1859-1871.
He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1871, but did not practice.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876 and 1884.
Milliken was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S...
to the Forty-eighth and to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1883, until his death in Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
, April 18, 1897.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Fifty-first and Fifty-fourth Congresses).
He was interred in Grove Cemetery, Belfast, Maine
Belfast, Maine
Belfast is a city in Waldo County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 6,668. Located at the mouth of the Passagassawakeag River on Penobscot Bay, Belfast is the county seat of Waldo County...
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