John Franklin Miller (California politician)
John Franklin Miller (November 21, 1831 – March 8, 1886) was a lawyer, businessman, and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He represented California in the United States Senate from 1881 until his death. He was a proponent of several bills against Chinese immigrants.
John Franklin Miller
November 21, 1831
South Bend, Indiana, U.S.
March 8, 1886 (aged 54)
Washington, D.C., U.S.
John Franklin Miller (nephew)
- William Miller (father)
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Early life and career[edit]
Miller was born in South Bend, Indiana, to William Miller.[1] His nephew, also named John Franklin Miller, was later a congressman from Washington. Both sometimes went by John F. Miller. Miller was educated in South Bend, Chicago, and in Ballston Spa, New York, where he received a law degree in 1852 from the New York State and National Law School. He was admitted to the bar and established a law practice in South Bend, but moved the next year to Napa, California. There, he continued his career as a lawyer, as well as becoming the county treasurer. He returned to South Bend in 1855 and resumed his practice. Miller was elected to the Indiana State Senate in 1860.
This article incorporates from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
