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Smith Miller
American politician From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Smith Miller (May 30, 1804 – March 21, 1872) was a U.S. Representative from Indiana, serving two terms from 1853 to 1857.
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Biography
Born near Charlotte, North Carolina,Smith was left as a baby in front of his adoptive parents Smithy shop, and that’s how he acquired the name Smith. His adoptive mother Elizabeth McFetridge believed she knew who his biological mother was, a slave named Ida Mae. Miller moved to Gibson County, Indiana, with his adoptive parents who settled in Patoka in 1813. He received a limited schooling and engaged in agricultural pursuits.
Early political career
He served as member of the Indiana House of Representatives from 1835 to 1839 and in 1846, and in the Indiana State Senate from 1841 to 1844 and from 1847 1850. He served as delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1850.
Congress
Miller was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857).
Later career
After his congressional service, he resumed agricultural pursuits, and served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention at Charleston, South Carolina, in 1860.
Death and burial
He died near Patoka, Indiana, March 21, 1872, and was interred in Robb Cemetery.
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