Lucas M. Miller

Lucas M. Miller
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Wisconsin's 6th district
In office March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
Preceded by	Charles B. Clark
Succeeded by	Owen A. Wells
Member of the Wisconsin State Assembly from the Winnebago 1st district
In office January 3, 1853 – January 2, 1854
Preceded by	Dudley Blodget (whole county)
Succeeded by	George Gary
Personal details
Born	(1824-09-15)September 15, 1824 Livadia, First Hellenic Republic
Died	December 4, 1902(1902-12-04) (aged 78) Oshkosh, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Riverside Cemetery, Oshkosh, Wisconsin
Political party	Democratic
Spouses	Phedora Cady ​ (died 1854)​ Mary E. Reeve ​ (m. 1860⁠–⁠1902)​
Parent	Jonathan Peckham Miller (adopted father)
Military service
Allegiance	United States
Branch/service	Wisconsin Terr. Militia
Rank	Colonel

Lucas Miltiades Miller (September 15, 1824 – December 4, 1902) was a Greek American immigrant, merchant, attorney, and politician. He served a single term in the United States House of Representatives, representing Wisconsin's 6th congressional district during the 52nd United States Congress. Some sources report his first name as "Lucius."

Biography

Born in Livadia in the First Hellenic Republic (a provisional state that existed during the Greek War of Independence against the Ottoman Empire), Miller was left an orphan at the age of four, when he was adopted by abolitionist Jonathan Peckham Miller, an American who served as a colonel in the Greek Army during the Greek revolution. He was given the name "Lucas Miltiades Miller" by his adopted father, his birth name being lost in the war. He accompanied his foster father upon his return to the United States and settled in Montpelier, Vermont, in 1828. He attended the common schools and studied law, being admitted to the bar in 1845.

He began a law practice in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, in 1846, while also owning a general merchandise business with Edward Eastman, a fellow emigrant from Vermont. He also engaged in agricultural pursuits and served as colonel of the Wisconsin Territory militia during Mexican–American War.

He was nominated for Wisconsin Senate by the "Union Democratic Party", a splinter faction from the Democratic Party that would soon join the Free Soil Party. He ran in the 4th Senate district, which then comprised Fond du Lac and Winnebago counties. He was defeated in the general election by John A. Eastman, the Regular Democrat or "Hunker" candidate.

He served as a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly in 1853 and was commissioner of the Wisconsin Board of Public Works. He served ten years as chairman of the Winnebago County Board of Supervisors.

Miller was elected as a Democrat to the Fifty-second Congress (March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893), though was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1892. He died in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, on December 4, 1902, and was interred in Riverside Cemetery.

While serving in Congress, he proposed a Constitutional amendment to change the country's name to "the United States of the Earth" because "it is possible for this republic to grow through the admission of new states...until every nation on earth has become part of it."

External links

• United States Congress. "Lucas M. Miller (id: M000746)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.