Seth L. Milliken

Seth Llewellyn Milliken
Member of U.S. House of Representatives from Maine's 3rd district
In office March 4, 1883 – April 18, 1897
Preceded by	Stephen Decatur Lindsey
Member of Maine House of Representatives Camden[1]
In office 1857–1858
Personal details
Born	December 12, 1831 Montville, Maine
Died	April 18, 1897 Washington, D.C.
Resting place	Grove Cemetery, Belfast, Maine
Political party	Republican
Alma mater	Colby College Union College

Seth Llewellyn Milliken (December 12, 1831 - April 18, 1897) was a U.S. Representative from Maine.

Early life

Born in Montville, Maine, Milliken attended the common schools and Waterville College (now Colby College) before graduating from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1856.

Family life

Milliken had two children, a daughter Maud Milliken and a son Seth M. Milliken.^[1]

Career

Milliken served as member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1857 and 1858. Milliken moved to Belfast, Maine. He served as clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court 1859-1871. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1871, but did not practice. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876 and 1884.

Milliken was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth and to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1883, until his death in Washington, D.C., April 18, 1897. He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Fifty-first and Fifty-fourth Congresses). He was interred in Grove Cemetery, Belfast, Maine.

References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Chase, Henry (1893), Representative Men of Maine: A Collection of Portraits with Biographical Sketches of Residents of the State, Who Have Achieved Success And are Prominent in the Commercial, Industrial, Professional and Political Life, To which is Added the Portraits and Sketches of All the Governors Since the Formation of the State, Portland, Maine: Lakeside Press, p. 14. 

References

• Seth L. Milliken at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress