Milton Isaiah Southard (October 20, 1836 – May 4, 1905) was a

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from

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. Born in

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, Southard completed preparatory studies. He graduated from the

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where he studied law. He was

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in 1863 and commenced practice in

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. He served as prosecuting attorney for

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, from 1867 to 1871. Southard was elected as a

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to the Forty-third, Forty-fourth, and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879). He served as chairman of the Committee on Territories (Forty-fourth Congress). He moved to

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and practiced law. Southard died in

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, May 4, 1905. He was interred in Woodlawn Cemetery, Zanesville.

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