Roger H. Mills Explained

Roger H. Mills
Order:20th
Office:Secretary of State of Connecticut
Term Start:June 1849
Term End:June 1850
Predecessor:John Brownlee Robertson
Successor:Hiram Weed
Order1:6th
Title1:Mayor of Beloit, Wisconsin
Term Start1:April 1862
Term End1:April 1863
Successor1:Beriah C. Rogers
State Senate2:Connecticut
District2:New Hartford
Term Start2:May 1, 1848
Term End2:May 1, 1849
Birth Date:18 April 1813
Birth Place:New Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Death Place:Beloit, Wisconsin, U.S.
Restingplace:Oakwood Cemetery, Beloit
Profession:Lawyer

Roger Henry Mills (April 18, 1813November 12, 1881) was an American lawyer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the 20th Secretary of State of Connecticut and served in the Connecticut House of Representatives and Senate. After moving to Wisconsin, he was elected the 6th mayor of Beloit, Wisconsin.

Biography

Born in New Hartford, Connecticut, son of Roger and Harriet Merrill Mills, Roger Henry Mills went to Yale Law School and was admitted to the Connecticut bar. He practiced law in New Hartford, Connecticut. Mills served in the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1839 and 1840. In 1848, Mills served in the Connecticut State Senate and was a Whig. In 1849, he was elected Secretary of State of Connecticut. He was also probate judge. He later became a Republican. In 1853, Mills moved to Beloit, Wisconsin and continued to practice law. Mills served as mayor of Beloit, Wisconsin. Mills died in Beloit, Wisconsin.[1] [2] [3] [4]

Notes and References

  1. 'Report of the Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin, February 2–3, 1901, Madison, Wisconsin,' Taylor and Gleason Book and Job Printers, Madison, Wisconsin" 1901, Biographical Sketch of Roger H. Mills, pg. 329
  2. http://ctstatelibrary.org/connecticut-general-assembly-database/ Connecticut General Assembly database
  3. 'The United States Biographical Dictionary Portrait Gallery Eminent and Self-Made Men Wisconsin Volume,' American Biographical Publishing Company. Chicago, Cincinnati and New York: 1877, Biographical Sketch of Roger H. Mills, pg. 69-70
  4. 'Roll of State Officers and Members of the General Assembly of Connecticut, From 1776 to 1881, pg. 318-325