Daniel F. Miller
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Daniel Fry Miller (October 4, 1814 - December 9, 1895) was a U.S. Representative from Iowa.
Born in Cumberland, Maryland, Miller moved with his parents to Wayne County, Ohio, in 1816. He attended the public schools. He taught for several years. He engaged in newspaper work in Wooster, Ohio. He moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1830. He was employed as a clerk in stores. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1839 and commenced practice in Fort Madison, Iowa. He served as member of the territorial house of representatives in 1840. Contested the election of William H. Thompson to the Thirty-first Congress, but the House decided that neither was entitled to the seat.
Miller was subsequently elected as a Whig to fill this vacancy and served from December 20, 1850, to March 3, 1851. He resumed the practice of law. He served as presidential elector on the Republican ticket in 1856. He served as mayor of Fort Madison in 1859. He moved to Keokuk, Iowa, and continued the practice of law. He was an unsuccessful candidate for election as judge of the supreme court in 1860.
Miller was elected mayor of Keokuk, Iowa, in 1873. He served as member of the state house of representatives in 1894. He retired from active practice in 1895 and moved to Omaha, Nebraska, where he died December 9, 1895. He was interred in St. Peter's Cemetery, Keokuk, Iowa.
