William Starr MILLER, Congress, NY (1793-1854)

MILLER, William Starr, a Representative from New York; born in Wintonbury (now Bloomfield), Conn., August 22, 1793; completed preparatory studies; member of the Board of Aldermen of New York City in 1845; elected as an American Party candidate to the Twenty-ninth Congress (March 4, 1845-March 3, 1847); unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1846 to the Thirtieth Congress; died in New York City November 9, 1854; interment in Greenwood Cemetery, Brooklyn, N.Y.

Source: Biographical Directory of the United States Congress, 1771-Present