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==Biography== |
==Biography== |
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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 |
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> |
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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 militia in the [[Mexican–American War]]. |
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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]]. |
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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> |
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Lucas M. Miller | |
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| 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 |
| Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly | |
| In office 1853 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Lucas Miltiades Miller September 15, 1824 Livadia, First Hellenic Republic |
| Died | December 4, 1902 (aged 78) Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
Lucas Miltiades Miller (some sources report his first name as Lucius) (September 15, 1824 – December 4, 1902) was a Greek American merchant, attorney and politician who served as a U.S. Representative from Wisconsin.
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 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 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.[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
- ^ "MILLER, Lucas Miltiades | US House of Representatives: History, Art & Archives". history.house.gov. Retrieved April 30, 2023.
- ^ "'Birds of a Feather'", Fond du Lac Journal, April 29, 1852; p. 2, col. 5
- ^ Read the amendment in: Cowdon, James Seldon (1892). Pantocracy; Or, The Reign of Justice. p. 51.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Bomboy, Scott (February 23, 2018). "Five "unusual" amendments that never made it into the Constitution". National Constitution Center.
External links
- United States Congress. "Lucas M. Miller (id: M000746)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- County supervisors in Wisconsin
- Democratic Party members of the Wisconsin State Assembly
- American militia officers
- People from Livadeia
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Wisconsin
- Farmers from Wisconsin
- Businesspeople from Wisconsin
- Wisconsin lawyers
- Politicians from Oshkosh, Wisconsin
- Greek emigrants to the United States
- 19th-century American politicians
- 19th-century Greek Americans
- Military personnel from Wisconsin