John Gaines Miller

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John Gaines Miller (November 29, 1812 - May 11, 1856) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.

Born in Danville, Kentucky, Miller attended the common schools and was graduated from Centre College in Danville. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1834. He moved to Boonville, Missouri, in 1835. He served as a member of the state house of representatives in 1840.

Miller was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses and reelected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress, and served from March 4, 1851, until his death near Marshall, Missouri, May 11, 1856. He was interred in Mount Olive Cemetery, near Marshall, Missouri.

References

John Gaines Miller at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by James S. Green	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 3rd congressional district 1851-1853	Succeeded by James Johnson Lindley

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Name	Miller, John Gaines
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Short description	American politician
Date of birth	November 29, 1812
Place of birth
Date of death	May 11, 1856
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