Walter L. Miller (politician)

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Walter L. Miller (born 26 February 1830) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly.

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Biography

Miller was born on February 26, 1830, in York County, New Brunswick. [1] Later that year, he moved with his parents to Rushford, Wisconsin. He would own a saw mill and become involved in the lumber industry and would own and captain a steamboat on the Fox River and the Wolf River. On June, 1874, Miller married Frances McCabe.

Political career

Miller was elected to the Assembly in 1888. The previous year, he had been elected President (similar to Mayor) of Winneconne, Wisconsin. He was a Republican.

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References

  1. THE BLUE BOOK OF THE STATE OF WISCONSIN. 1889. pp. 521–522.