Preceded by Garret D. Wall |
Jacob W. Miller US Senator (Class 2) from New Jersey1841—1853 |
Succeeded by William Wright |
Jacob Welch Miller was born in German Valley, Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey on August 29, 1800. He was the son of David Miller and Elizabeth Welch.
Jacob married Mary Maccullough in 1825.
Jacob was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly in 1832, and served in the New Jersey Legislative Council from 1839 to 1840. He served in the United States Senate from 1841 to 1853.
Jacob died in Morristown, New Jersey on September 30, 1862, and was buried in Saint Peter's Episcopal Churchyard, Morristown.[1]
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