Milton Sayler Explained

Milton Sayler
State:Ohio
District:1st
Party:Democratic
Term Start:March 4, 1873
Term End:March 3, 1879
Preceded:Ozro J. Dodds
Succeeded:Benjamin Butterworth
State House2:Ohio
District2:Hamilton County
Term Start2:January 6, 1862
Term End2:January 3, 1864
Preceded2:seven others
Succeeded2:ten others
Alongside2:eight others
Birth Date:4 November 1831
Birth Place:Lewisburg, Ohio
Death Place:New York City
Restingplace:Spring Grove Cemetery
Alma Mater:Miami University
Cincinnati Law School

Milton Sayler (November 4, 1831  - November 17, 1892) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a three-term U.S. Representative from Ohio from 1873 to 1879. He was a cousin of Henry B. Sayler, who served in the U.S. Congress, representing Indiana.

Early life and career

Born in Lewisburg, Ohio, Sayler attended the public schools.He pursued classical studies and was graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1852.He studied law at the Cincinnati Law School.He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Political career

He served as member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1862 and 1863.He served as member of the Cincinnati City Council in 1864 and 1865.

Congress

Sayler was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-third, Forty-fourth, and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879).He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Lands (Forty-fourth Congress).He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congress.

Later career and death

He moved to New York City and resumed the practice of his profession.He died in that city November 17, 1892.He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.

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