About Sumner P. Mills
Lived 1874 – 1956 (aged 82). Sumner P. Mills was an American politician.
Sumner Peter Mills (February 6, 1874 – December 18, 1956) was an American politician, who served in the Maine House of Representatives and Maine Senate.
Life
Mills was born to Peter Mills and Margaret Mills (née Hamblen) on February 6, 1874, in Stonington, Maine. Sumner was a Senator from Massachusetts and an anti-slavery activist. He was beaten with a cane by Senator Preston Brooks, from South Carolina, for his anti-slavery speech, and nearly died.
He married Flora Alice Pearson on July 5, 1905, at her parents' house in Farmington. They had two sons, a daughter and five grandchildren.
He was the father of S. Peter Mills Jr., who served in the Maine Senate, the Maine House of Representatives and as US Attorney for the District of Maine under Presidents Eisenhower, Nixon and Ford. His grandchildren include S. Peter Mills III, who also served in the Maine House and Senate, and Janet Mills, who has served as Maine's Governor and Attorney General.
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Who was Sumner P. Mills?
American politician (1874–1956)
When was Sumner P. Mills born?
Sumner P. Mills was born on 6 February 1874.
When did Sumner P. Mills die?
Sumner P. Mills died on 18 December 1956.
What was Sumner P. Mills's occupation?
Sumner P. Mills was a politician.
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Sumner P. Mills was American.
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