Elijah Miller (April 11, 1772 – November 13, 1851) was a

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in Auburn, New York.

Early life and career

Miller was born on April 11, 1772. He was the son of Josiah Miller (1749–1817). He became a lawyer, and then a Judge in

Cayuga County, New York Cayuga County is a county in the U.S. state of New York. As of the 2020 census, the population was 76,248. Its county seat and largest city is Auburn. The county was named for the Cayuga people, one of the Native American tribes in the I ...

. In 1817, he was a judge in Cattaraugus County, New York. In 1816, he helped found the Auburn State Prison with business partners John H. Beach and James Glover, since Miller was also an investor in local real estate. William H. Seward, the future U.S. Secretary of State, was a junior partner in Miller's law practice.

Personal life

In 1800, Miller was married to Hannah Foote (1784–1811), who was born in

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. Together, they were the parents of: * Frances Adeline Miller (1805–1865), who married William H. Seward (1801–1872) in 1824. Miller granted permission for Seward to marry his daughter under the condition that they live in his South Street home with him. Goodwin, Doris Kearns. ''Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln'' (2005) * Lazette Miller (1805–1875), who married Alvah Worden (1797–1856), a New York Assemblyman who was a delegate to the Constitutional convention. Miller died on November 13, 1851. After his death, he was the first person buried at Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn, a cemetery he was responsible for creating.

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* 1772 births 1851 deaths Politicians from Auburn, New York 19th-century American politicians 19th-century American judges {{US-judge-stub