William Milnes, Jr.

William Milnes, Jr.
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th district
In office January 27, 1870 – March 3, 1871
Preceded by	Shelton Leake (1861)
Succeeded by	John T. Harris
Personal details
Born	(1827-12-08)December 8, 1827 Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom
Died	Shenandoah, Virginia
Political party	Conservative
Profession	Politician, Industrialist

William Milnes, Jr. (December 8, 1827 – August 14, 1889) was a nineteenth-century congressman and industrialist from Virginia and Pennsylvania.

Biography

Born in Yorkshire, England, Milnes immigrated to the United States with his family in 1829, settling in Pottsville, Pennsylvania. He attended public schools as a child, going on to learning trade in machinery. He engaged in mining and coal shipping before moving to Shenandoah, Virginia in 1865 and engaged in the iron business. Milnes was a member of the Virginia House of Delegates in 1870 and 1871 and was elected a Conservative to the United States House of Representatives in 1869, serving from 1870 to 1871. Afterwards, he resumed in engaging in the iron business until his death in Shenandoah, Virginia on August 14, 1889. He was interred in the family plot in the Methodist Church Cemetery, Shenandoah, Virginia.

Election of 1869

Milnes was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives unopposed.

External links

• William Milnes, Jr. at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• William Milnes, Jr. at Find A Grave

United States House of Representatives
Preceded by Shelton Leake(1)	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 6th congressional district January 27, 1870 – March 3, 1871	Succeeded by John T. Harris
Notes and references
1. Because of Virginia's secession, the House seat was vacant for almost nine years before Milnes succeeded Leake.

• William Milnes, Jr. at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress