John Millson
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John Singleton Millson | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1861 |
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Preceded by | Richard K. Meade |
Succeeded by | James H. Platt, Jr. (1870) |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
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Preceded by | Archibald Atkinson |
Succeeded by | Thomas H. Bayly |
Chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions | |
In office March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853 |
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Preceded by | Loren P. Waldo |
Succeeded by | William Montgomery Churchwell |
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Born | Norfolk, Virginia |
October 1, 1808
Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Norfolk, Virginia |
Political party | Democratic |
Occupation | Attorney |
John Singleton Millson (October 1, 1808 – March 1, 1874) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.
Biography
Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Millson pursued an academic course. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1829 and commenced practice in Norfolk.
Millson was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1861). He served as chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions (Thirty-second Congress). He resumed the practice of law. He died in Norfolk, Virginia, March 1, 1874. He was interred in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
Electoral history
- 1849; Millson was first elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 51.67% of the vote, defeating a Whig identified only as Watts.
- 1851; Millson was re-elected with 59.58% of the vote, defeating Whig Leopold C.P. Cowper.
- 1853; Millson was re-elected with 56.68% of the vote, defeating Whig Johnathan R. Chambliss and Independent Democrat William D. Roberts.
- 1855; Millson was re-elected with 53.29% of the vote, defeating American Party Watts.
- 1857; Millson was re-elected unopposed.
- 1859; Millson was re-elected with 61.46% of the vote, defeating Independents identified only as Pretlow, Chandler, and Sykes.
Sources
This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
United States House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st congressional district 1849–1853 |
Succeeded by Thomas H. Bayly |
Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd congressional district 1853–1861 |
Succeeded by James H. Platt, Jr. (1870) |
Political offices | ||
Preceded by
Loren P. Waldo
Connecticut |
Chairman of House Revolutionary Pensions Committee 1851–1853 |
Succeeded by William Montgomery Churchwell Tennessee |
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