John Franklin Miller (1862 - 1936)

Born 9 Jun 1862 in South Bend, St. Joseph County, Indiana, United States of America

Ancestors

Husband of Mary Elizabeth (Stewart) Miller — married 12 Feb 1889 in McLean, Illinois, United States

Descendants

Died 28 May 1936 at age 73 in Seattle, King County, Washington, United States of America

Biography

John Miller is Notable.

Son of Isaac Newton Miller and Martha Emmeline Ritter.

Husband of Mary Elizabeth Stewart.

Father of Leah Miller McKay and Stewart Franklin Miller.

Mayor of Seattle, Washington 1908-1910. U. S. Representative from the First District of Washington, 1917-1931.

From Congressional Biography website: MILLER, John Franklin, (nephew of John Franklin Miller [1831-1913]), a Representative from Washington; born on a farm near South Bend, St. Joseph County, Ind., June 9, 1862; attended the public schools; was graduated from the law department of Valparaiso (Ind.) University in 1887 and was admitted to the bar the same year; moved to Seattle, Wash., in 1888 and commenced the practice of law; prosecuting attorney of King County 1890-1894; deputy prosecuting attorney 1905-1908; mayor of Seattle 1908-1910; elected as a Republican to the Sixty-fifth and to the six succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1917-March 3, 1931); unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1930; was a member of the congressional delegation which, with the Secretary of War, visited the American forces in France and Germany in 1919; resumed the practice of law; died in Seattle, Wash., May 28, 1936; interment in Acacia Mausoleum.^[1]

From Who Was Who in America, Vol. 1 (Chicago: A. N. Marquis, 1942): Miller, John Franklin, congressman, b. nr. South Bend, Ind., June 9, 1862 s. Isaac Newton and Martha Emmeline (Ritter) M.; LL. B. U. of Valparaiso, 1887; m. Mary E. Stewart Feb 12, 1889; children-Leah (wife of Capt. William O. McKay), Stewart F. Settled in Seattle, Wash., 1888; dep. pros. atty., 4 yrs.; Mayor of Seattle, 1908-10; mem. 65th to 71st Congresses (1917-31), 1st. Wash. Dist. Republican. Mason, Elk, Odd Fellow. Died May 28, 1936.

1890: John F. Miller was prosecuting attorney for the State of Washington in 1890^[2]

1900 Census, 107 Prospect St., Seattle, WA: John F. Miller b Jun 1863 age 37 head b Indiana as were parents; attorney; Mary E. Miller b Feb 1866 age 34 wife b IL as were parents; Leon Miller daughter age 10 b May 1890 WA; Stewart Miller son b Feb 1895 age 5 b WA; Mrs. J. W. Chisholm cook b Feb 1871 b VT father b NH mother b VT. ^[3]

1910 Census Seattle, King Co., Wash. 1st Sup. Dist, ED 150, 8th ward, 108 W. Prospect, dwelling 17 family 19. line 95. series T624, roll 1659, page 146

• John F. Miller, head, M W 47 married 21 years b. Indiana, father b. Ohio, mother b. Indiana. speaks English Lawyer- general practice
• Mary S. Miller, wife, F W 44 married 21 years 2 children 2 now living, b. Illinois, father b. Ohio, mother b. Illinois
• Leah Miller, daughter, F W 19 single b. Washington father b. Indiana, mother b. Illinois
• Stewart Miller son M W 15 single b. Washington father b. Indiana, mother b. Illinois
• Isaac N. Miller brother M W 28 single b. Indiana, father b. Ohio, mother b. Illinois Lawyer - general practice

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Sources

1. ↑ http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000739
2. ↑ (Hammond v. Washington) Washington Reports, Cases Determined in the Supreme Court of Washington vol 3 p. 172
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMPV-DSN : accessed 9 February 2019), John ? Miller, Precinct 4 Seattle city Ward 8, King, Washington, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 116, sheet 9A, family 181, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,745.
4. ↑ Family of John F. Miller, 1910, U.S. Federal Census, King County, U.S. Census Bureau, Washington State Archives, Digital Archives, http://digitalarchives.wa.gov, accessed 30 Oct 2018.

• Special Collections of University of Washington libraries: John F. Miller Papers, 1889-1938 (donated by his daughter Leah Miller McKay) <http://www.lib.washington.edu/specialcoll/findaids/docs/papersrecords/MillerJohnF1267.xml>

• "Washington Death Certificates, 1907-1960," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N35T-ZLJ : 10 March 2018), Mary E. Miller in entry for John R. Miller, 28 May 1936; citing Seattle, King, Washington, reference 2178, Bureau of Vital Statistics, Olympia; FHL microfilm 2,023,360.

• Find A Grave, database and images (accessed 27 October 2019), memorial page for John F. Miller (9 Jun 1862–28 Mar 1936), Find A Grave: Memorial #10789, citing Acacia Memorial Park and Funeral Home, Seattle, King County, Washington, USA ; Maintained by Find A Grave .

See also:

• Wikipedia: John Franklin Miller (representative)
• Wikidata: Item Q1700121, en:Wikipedia