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Seth Llewellyn Milliken (December 12, 1831 – April 18, 1897) was a
Milliken had two children, a daughter Maud Milliken and a son Seth M. Milliken.
Maud Milliken was a native of Augusta, Maine. She descendeded on her father's side from Sir James Milliken, of Scotland, who was knighted by King James for his military achievements, and on her maternal grand-father's side from one of the Counts of Perigneux, of France, whose burial place, with its elaborate tomb and monument, are at Pere Lachaise. Maud Milliken, after receiving a rudimentary education at her Maine home, attended the Allen School, near Boston, and studied music, both in Boston and New York. She possesses a clear, sweet, soprano voice, and leads the church choir at home. Maud Milliken accompanied her father to Washington for a number of winters.
U.S. Representative
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from Maine
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.
Early life
Born inMontville, Maine
Montville is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,020 at the 2020 census.
History
Montville was incorporated on February 18, 1807, and was named for the French word for "mountain town".
Geography
According to the ...
, the son of William Milliken and Lucy P. Perrigo. Milliken attended the common schools and Waterville College (now Colby College
Colby College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Waterville, Maine. It was founded in 1813 as the Maine Literary and Theological Institution, then renamed Waterville College after the ...
) before graduating from Union College
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, Schenectady, New York
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, in 1856.
Family life
Milliken had two children, a daughter Maud Milliken and a son Seth M. Milliken.
Maud Milliken was a native of Augusta, Maine. She descendeded on her father's side from Sir James Milliken, of Scotland, who was knighted by King James for his military achievements, and on her maternal grand-father's side from one of the Counts of Perigneux, of France, whose burial place, with its elaborate tomb and monument, are at Pere Lachaise. Maud Milliken, after receiving a rudimentary education at her Maine home, attended the Allen School, near Boston, and studied music, both in Boston and New York. She possesses a clear, sweet, soprano voice, and leads the church choir at home. Maud Milliken accompanied her father to Washington for a number of winters.
Career
Milliken served as member of theMaine House of Representatives
The Maine House of Representatives is the lower house of the Maine Legislature. The House consists of 151 voting members and three nonvoting members. The voting members represent an equal number of districts across the state and are elected via ...
in 1857 and 1858.
Milliken moved to Belfast, Maine
Belfast is a city in Waldo County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 6,938. Located at the mouth of the Passagassawakeag River estuary on Belfast Bay and Penobscot Bay. Belfast is the county seat of ...
.
He served as clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court 1859-1871.
He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1871, but did not practice.
He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876 and 1884.
Milliken was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth and to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1883, until his death in Washington, D.C.
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, April 18, 1897.
He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds ( Fifty-first and Fifty-fourth Congresses).
He was interred in Grove Cemetery, Belfast, Maine
Belfast is a city in Waldo County, Maine, in the United States. As of the 2020 census, the city population was 6,938. Located at the mouth of the Passagassawakeag River estuary on Belfast Bay and Penobscot Bay. Belfast is the county seat of ...
.
See also
*List of United States Congress members who died in office (1790–1899)
The following is a list of United States senators and representatives who died of natural or accidental causes, or who killed themselves, while serving their terms between 1790 and 1899. For a list of members of Congress who were killed while in ...
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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Milliken, Seth Llewellyn 1831 births 1897 deaths Milliken family Republican Party members of the Maine House of Representatives People from Montville, Maine Colby College alumni Union College (New York) alumni People from Belfast, Maine Republican Party members of the United States House of Representatives from Maine 19th-century American politicians