Charles Stephen Millington (March 13, 1855 – October 25, 1913) was an American politician and banker from New York. He served as a

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from 1909 to 1911.

Early life

Charles Stephen Millington was born on March 13, 1855, in

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, to Harty L. (née Lamberson) and Stephen R. Millington. He attended the district schools of

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, the

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, and Hungerford Collegiate Institute.

Career

At the age of 19, Millington began working at the Hungerford National Bank,

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. He organized and became the cashier of the Bank of Poland. In 1880, he reorganized the Bank of Poland into a national bank. He moved to

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, in 1894 and became vice president of the Herkimer Bank. In 1895, he became president of the bank and the bank became national in 1898. He was president of the First National Bank of Dolgeville and served as vice president of the Mohawk Valley Real Estate Company. Millington served as a delegate to the

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. He was elected as a Republican to the Sixty-first Congress (March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911), representing the 27th district. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1910 to the Sixty-second Congress. Millington was appointed by President

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as Assistant

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in charge of the subtreasury in

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on May 12, 1911, and served until his death.

Personal life

Millington married Allie T. Webster, daughter of John Robert Webster, of Poland, on March 6, 1878. They had three children, Maud, Harty and Ada. Millington lived on North Prospect Street in Herkimer. He died on October 25, 1913, in Herkimer. He was interred in Pine Grove Cemetery in Poland.

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