Joseph Miller was an American pioneer and politician who served on the Michigan Territorial Council in 1825.
Miller was one of the first settlers of Shelby Township in Macomb County, Michigan. [1]
When the government of the Territory of Michigan was restructured to include a new legislative council, Miller was one of the top 18 vote-earners in a general election. Those names were sent to President James Monroe, but Miller was not among the nine chosen to form the First Michigan Territorial Council. [2] Following the death of council member William H. Puthuff during the council's session in 1824, Miller was proposed as a replacement, since he had received the highest vote total of the remaining nine men. He was nominated by Monroe on December 16, 1824, and confirmed by the Senate on December 21. [3] He was seated on January 31, 1825. [4]
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Abraham Edwards was an American physician and politician in the U.S. state of Michigan. He served in the U.S. Army during the War of 1812 and was president of the Michigan Territorial Council for a majority of its existence.
George F. Lewis was a nineteenth-century American journalist and proprietor of several newspapers. He helped in the printing of the first time news of presidential election results were published. He was involved in determining there was copper ore in Michigan to be mined. He was also mayor of Saginaw, Michigan.
William Henry Puthuff, also spelled Puthoff, was an American soldier, businessman, and politician who served in the War of 1812 and occupied a number of government positions in the Territory of Michigan. In his role as Indian agent at Michilimackinac, he engaged in a multi-year conflict with John Jacob Astor and his American Fur Company. He was a member of the First Michigan Territorial Council and died while attending its first session.
Hubert Lacroix or Le Croix was an American soldier, trader, and politician who fought in the War of 1812. He was captured by the British following the surrender of Detroit and saved from charges of treason by his friend, the Shawnee chief Tecumseh. Lacroix later served two terms as a member of the Michigan Territorial Council.
Wolcott Lawrence was an American jurist, businessman, and politician who served multiple terms on the Michigan Territorial Council.
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The 1825 Michigan Territorial Council election was held in the Territory of Michigan to elect the members of the territory's legislative council.