John K. Miller Explained

John K. Miller
Birthname:John Krepps Miller
State:Ohio
Term Start:March 4, 1847
Term End:March 3, 1851
Preceded:Jacob Brinkerhoff
Succeeded:George H. Busby
Party:Democratic
Alma Mater:Jefferson College
Restingplace:Mound View Cemetery, Mount Vernon
Death Place:Mount Vernon, Ohio
Birth Place:Mount Vernon, Ohio
Birth Date:25 May 1819

John Krepps Miller (May 25, 1819 – August 11, 1863) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a two-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1847 to 1851.

Biography

Born in Mount Vernon, Ohio, Miller attended the public schools.He graduated from Jefferson College, Canonsburg, Pennsylvania (now Washington & Jefferson College, in 1838.He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1841. He then commenced practice in Mount Vernon, Ohio.

Politics

He served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1844.

Congress

Miller was elected as a Democrat to the Thirtieth and Thirty-first Congresses (March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851).

Death and burial

He died in Mount Vernon, Ohio, on August 11, 1863.He was interred in Mound View Cemetery.