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Lucas M. Miller
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 by	Charles B. Clark
Succeeded by	Owen A. Wells
Personal details
Born	September 15, 1824; Livadia, Greece
Died	December 4, 1902 (aged 78); Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic

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Lucas Miltiades Miller (some sources report his first name as Lucius) (September 15, 1824 - December 4, 1902) was an American merchant, attorney and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.

Biography

Born in Livadia, Greece, Miller was left an orphan at the age of four, when he was adopted by J.P. 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 beginning a 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 militia in the Mexican–American War.

He was nominated for the Wisconsin State Senate's 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 "Hunker" Democratic candidate.^[1]

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 to change the country's name to "the United States of the Earth".^[2]

References

^ "'Birds of a Feather'" Fond du Lac Journal April 29, 1852; p. 2, col. 5
^ Dwyer, Jim, ed. (1989). "Immortal Amendments". Strange Stories, Amazing Facts of America's Past. Pleasantville, New York/Montreal: The Reader's Digest Association. p. 13. ISBN 0-89577-307-4.

External links

United States Congress. "Lucas M. Miller (id: M000746)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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Preceded by Charles B. Clark	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 6th congressional district March 4, 1891 - March 3, 1893	Succeeded by Owen A. Wells

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[1] "'Birds of a Feather'" Fond du Lac Journal April 29, 1852; p. 2, col. 5

[ReadersDigest-2] Dwyer, Jim, ed. (1989). "Immortal Amendments". Strange Stories, Amazing Facts of America's Past. Pleasantville, New York/Montreal: The Reader's Digest Association. p. 13. ISBN 0-89577-307-4.

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 He attended the common schools and studied law, being admitted to the bar in 1845 beginning a 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 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 become 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 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 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.