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|name = Lucas M. Miller
|name = Lucas M. Miller
|image = Lucas M. Miller (Wisconsin Congressman).jpg
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|state1 = [[Wisconsin]]
|state1 = [[Wisconsin]]
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|district1 = {{ushr|Wisconsin|6|6th}}
|term_start1 = March 4, 1891
| term_start1 = March 4, 1891
|term_end1 = March 3, 1893
| term_end1 = March 3, 1893
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| predecessor1 = [[Charles B. Clark]]
|successor1 = [[Owen A. Wells]]
| successor1 = [[Owen A. Wells]]
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|state_assembly2 = Wisconsin
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|term2 = 1853
|district2 = [[Winnebago County, Wisconsin|Winnebago]] 1st
|birth_name = Lucas Miltiades Miller
| term_start2 = January 3, 1853
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|birth_date ={{birth date|1824|9|15}}
| term_end2 = January 2, 1854
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|birth_place = [[Livadeia|Livadia]], [[First Hellenic Republic]]
| predecessor2 = [[Dudley Blodget]] ''(whole&nbsp;county)''
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|death_date = {{death date and age|1902|12|4|1824|9|15}}
|death_place = [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin]], U.S.
| successor2 = [[George Gary]]
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]]
|party = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
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|birth_date = {{birth date|1824|9|15}}
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|birth_place = [[Livadeia|Livadia]], [[First Hellenic Republic]]
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'''Lucas Miltiades Miller''' (some sources report his first name as '''Lucius''') (September 15, 1824{{spnd}}December 4, 1902) was a [[Greek Americans|Greek American]] merchant, attorney and politician who served as a [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Wisconsin]].
'''Lucas Miltiades Miller''' (September 15, 1824{{spnd}}December 4, 1902) was a [[Greek Americans|Greek American]] immigrant, merchant, attorney, and politician. He served a single term in the [[United States House of Representatives]], representing [[Wisconsin's 6th congressional district]] during the [[52nd United States Congress]]. Some sources report his first name as "Lucius."


==Biography==
==Biography==
Born in [[Livadeia|Livadia]] in the [[First Hellenic Republic]] (a provisional state that existed during the [[Greek War of Independence]] against the [[Ottoman Empire]]), Miller was left an orphan at the age of four, when he was adopted by abolitionist [[Jonathan Miller (abolitionist)|Jonathan Peckham Miller]], an American who served as a colonel in the Greek Army during the [[Greek revolution]]. He accompanied his foster father upon his return to the United States and settled in [[Montpelier, Vermont]] in 1828. He attended the common schools and studied law, being admitted to the bar in 1845.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MILLER, Lucas Miltiades {{!}} US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives |url=https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/M/MILLER,-Lucas-Miltiades-(M000746)/ |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=history.house.gov |language=en}}</ref>
Born in [[Livadeia|Livadia]] in the [[First Hellenic Republic]] (a provisional state that existed during the [[Greek War of Independence]] against the [[Ottoman Empire]]), Miller was left an orphan at the age of four, when he was adopted by abolitionist [[Jonathan Miller (abolitionist)|Jonathan Peckham Miller]], an American who served as a colonel in the Greek Army during the [[Greek revolution]]. He was given the name "Lucas Miltiades Miller" by his adopted father, his birth name being lost in the war. He accompanied his foster father upon his return to the United States and settled in [[Montpelier, Vermont]], in 1828. He attended the common schools and studied law, being admitted to the bar in 1845.<ref>{{Cite web |title=MILLER, Lucas Miltiades {{!}} US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives |url=https://history.house.gov/People/Listing/M/MILLER,-Lucas-Miltiades-(M000746)/ |access-date=2023-04-30 |website=history.house.gov |language=en}}</ref>


He began a [[law practice]] in [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin]], in 1846, while also owning a [[general store|general merchandise]] business with [[Edward Eastman]], a fellow emigrant from Vermont. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits and served as colonel of militia in the [[Mexican–American War]].
He began a [[law practice]] in [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin]], in 1846, while also owning a [[general store|general merchandise]] business with [[Edward Eastman]], a fellow emigrant from Vermont. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits and served as colonel of the Wisconsin Territory militia during [[Mexican–American War]].


He was nominated for the [[Wisconsin State Senate]]'s [[Wisconsin Senate, District 4|Fourth District]] in 1849 as the candidate of the "Union Democratic Party" (soon to join with the [[Free Soil Party]]) faction of the Wisconsin Democratic Party; but lost to [[John A. Eastman]], the [[Regular Democrat]] or "[[Barnburners and Hunkers|Hunker]]" Democratic candidate.<ref>"'Birds of a Feather'", ''[[Fond du Lac Journal]]'', April 29, 1852; p. 2, col. 5</ref>
He was nominated for [[Wisconsin Senate]] by the "Union Democratic Party", a splinter faction from the Democratic Party that would soon join the [[Free Soil Party]]. He ran in the [[Wisconsin's 4th Senate district|4th Senate district]], which then comprised {{nowrap|Fond du Lac}} and Winnebago counties. He was defeated in the general election by [[John A. Eastman]], the [[Regular Democrat]] or "[[Barnburners and Hunkers|Hunker]]" candidate.<ref>"'Birds of a Feather'", ''[[Fond du Lac Journal]]'', April 29, 1852; p. 2, col. 5</ref>


He served as a member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] in 1853 and was commissioner of the Wisconsin Board of Public Works. He served ten years as chairman of the Winnebago County Board of Supervisors.
He served as a member of the [[Wisconsin State Assembly]] in 1853 and was commissioner of the Wisconsin Board of Public Works. He served ten years as chairman of the Winnebago County Board of Supervisors.
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Miller was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[Fifty-second Congress]] (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893), though was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1892. He died in [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin]], on December 4, 1902, and was interred in [[Riverside Cemetery (Oshkosh, Wisconsin)|Riverside Cemetery]].
Miller was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[Fifty-second Congress]] (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893), though was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1892. He died in [[Oshkosh, Wisconsin]], on December 4, 1902, and was interred in [[Riverside Cemetery (Oshkosh, Wisconsin)|Riverside Cemetery]].


While serving in Congress, he proposed a [[List of proposed amendments to the United States Constitution|Constitutional amendment]]<ref>Read the amendment in: {{Cite book |last=Cowdon |first=James Seldon |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zv4_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA51 |title=Pantocracy; Or, The Reign of Justice |date=1892 |page=51 |language=en}}</ref> to change the country's name to "the United States of the Earth" because "it is possible for this republic to grow through the admission of new states...until every nation on earth has become part of it".<ref name="ReadersDigest">{{cite book |editor-first=Jim |editor-last=Dwyer |title=Strange Stories, Amazing Facts of America's Past |year=1989 |publisher=[[The Reader's Digest Association]] |location=Pleasantville, NY/Montreal |isbn=0-89577-307-4 |page=13 |chapter=Immortal Amendments}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bomboy |first=Scott |date=23 February 2018 |title=Five “unusual” amendments that never made it into the Constitution |url=https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/five-unusual-amendments-that-never-made-it-into-the-constitution |website=[[National Constitution Center]]}}</ref>
While serving in Congress, he proposed a [[List of proposed amendments to the United States Constitution|Constitutional amendment]]<ref>Read the amendment in: {{Cite book |last=Cowdon |first=James Seldon |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Zv4_AAAAYAAJ&pg=PA51 |title=Pantocracy; Or, The Reign of Justice |date=1892 |page=51 |language=en}}</ref> to change the country's name to "the United States of the Earth" because "it is possible for this republic to grow through the admission of new states...until every nation on earth has become part of it."<ref name="ReadersDigest">{{cite book |editor-first=Jim |editor-last=Dwyer |title=Strange Stories, Amazing Facts of America's Past |year=1989 |publisher=[[The Reader's Digest Association]] |location=Pleasantville, NY/Montreal |isbn=0-89577-307-4 |page=13 |chapter=Immortal Amendments}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Bomboy |first=Scott |date=23 February 2018 |title=Five "unusual" amendments that never made it into the Constitution |url=https://constitutioncenter.org/blog/five-unusual-amendments-that-never-made-it-into-the-constitution |website=[[National Constitution Center]]}}</ref>


==References==
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Lucas M. Miller
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 6th district
In office
March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Preceded byCharles B. Clark
Succeeded byOwen A. Wells
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly
from the Winnebago 1st district
In office
January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854
Preceded byDudley Blodget (whole county)
Succeeded byGeorge Gary
Personal details
Born(1824-09-15)September 15, 1824
Livadia, First Hellenic Republic
DiedDecember 4, 1902(1902-12-04) (aged 78)
Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting placeRiverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Political partyDemocratic
Spouses
  • Phedora Cady
    ​
    (died 1854)​
  • Mary E. Reeve
    ​
    (m. 1860⁠–⁠1902)​
ParentJonathan Peckham Miller (adopted father)
Military service
AllegianceUnited States
Branch/serviceWisconsin Terr. Militia
RankColonel

Lucas Miltiades Miller (September 15, 1824 – December 4, 1902) was a Greek American immigrant, merchant, attorney, and politician. He served a single term in the United States House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 6th congressional district during the 52nd United States Congress. Some sources report his first name as "Lucius."

Biography

Born in Livadia in the First Hellenic Republic (a provisional state that existed during the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire), Miller was left an orphan at the age of four, when he was adopted by abolitionist Jonathan Peckham Miller, an American who served as a colonel in the Greek Army during the Greek revolution. He was given the name "Lucas Miltiades Miller" by his adopted father, his birth name being lost in the war. He accompanied his foster father upon his return to the United States and settled in Montpelier, Vermont, in 1828. He attended the common schools and studied law, being admitted to the bar in 1845.[1]

He began a law practice in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in 1846, while also owning a general merchandise business with Edward Eastman, a fellow emigrant from Vermont. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits and served as colonel of the Wisconsin Territory militia during Mexican–American War.

He was nominated for Wisconsin Senate by the "Union Democratic Party", a splinter faction from the Democratic Party that would soon join the Free Soil Party. He ran in the 4th Senate district, which then comprised Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties. He was defeated in the general election by John A. Eastman, the Regular Democrat or "Hunker" candidate.[2]

He served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1853 and was commissioner of the Wisconsin Board of Public Works. He served ten years as chairman of the Winnebago County Board of Supervisors.

Miller was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893), though was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1892. He died in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on December 4, 1902, and was interred in Riverside Cemetery.

While serving in Congress, he proposed a Constitutional amendment[3] to change the country's name to "the United States of the Earth" because "it is possible for this republic to grow through the admission of new states...until every nation on earth has become part of it."[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "MILLER, Lucas Miltiades | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
  2. ^ "'Birds of a Feather'", Fond du Lac Journal, April 29, 1852; p. 2, col. 5
  3. ^ Read the amendment in: Cowdon, James Seldon (1892). Pantocracy; Or, The Reign of Justice. p. 51.
  4. ^ Dwyer, Jim, ed. (1989). "Immortal Amendments". Strange Stories, Amazing Facts of America's Past. Pleasantville, NY/Montreal: The Reader's Digest Association. p. 13. ISBN 0-89577-307-4.
  5. ^ Bomboy, Scott (February 23, 2018). "Five "unusual" amendments that never made it into the Constitution". National Constitution Center.
Wisconsin State Assembly
Preceded by
Dudley Blodget (whole county)
 Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Winnebago 1st district
January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854 		Succeeded by
U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Wisconsin's 6th congressional district
March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1893 		Succeeded by
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