About Hugh R. Miller
Lived 1812 – 1863 (aged 51). Hugh R. Miller was an American judge, lawyer, farmer and politician.
Hugh Reid Miller (May 14, 1812 – July 19, 1863) was an American lawyer, slaveowner, and Confederate soldier who served as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1842 to 1844. Biography Miller was born in South Carolina in 1812, and moved to Pontotoc, Mississippi in 1835. He became a prosperous lawyer, planter, and slaveowner, holding ten people as slaves in 1860.
Miller represented Pontotoc county in the Mississippi legislature in the 1840s, and as tensions rose following the 1860 election of Abraham Lincoln, he was elected as a delegate to Mississippi's secession convention in January, 1861.
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Who was Hugh R. Miller?
American politician (1812-1863)
When was Hugh R. Miller born?
Hugh R. Miller was born on 14 May 1812 in Abbeville County.
When did Hugh R. Miller die?
Hugh R. Miller died on 19 July 1863 in Gettysburg.
What was Hugh R. Miller's occupation?
Hugh R. Miller was a judge, lawyer, farmer and politician.
What nationality was Hugh R. Miller?
Hugh R. Miller was American.
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