| William Millward | |
| State1: | Pennsylvania |
| District1: | 3rd |
| Term Start1: | March 4, 1855 |
| Term End1: | March 3, 1857 |
| Preceded1: | John Robbins |
| Succeeded1: | James Landy |
| State2: | Pennsylvania |
| District2: | 4th |
| Term Start2: | March 4, 1859 |
| Term End2: | March 3, 1861 |
| Preceded2: | Henry M. Phillips |
| Succeeded2: | William D. Kelley |
| Office3: | Director of the United States Mint |
| Term Start3: | October 1, 1866 |
| Term End3: | April 1, 1867 |
| President3: | Andrew Johnson |
| Predecessor3: | James Pollock |
| Successor3: | Henry Linderman |
| Birth Place: | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Death Place: | Kirkwood, Delaware, U.S. |
| Resting Place: | Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Profession: | leather manufacturerpolitician |
| Party: | Opposition PartyRepublican |
William Millward (June 30, 1822 - November 28, 1871) was an American politician who served as an Opposition Party member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1855 to 1857 and as a Republican member for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district from 1859 to 1861. He served as marshal for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1861 to 1865 and as Director of the United States Mint from October 1866 to April 1867.
Millward was born on June 30, 1822, in the Northern Liberties neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and was engaged in the manufacture of leather.[1]
He was elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress, and served as United States Representative for the third district of Pennsylvania from March 4, 1855, to March 4, 1857. He was unsuccessful as the Unionist candidate for reelection in 1856, but was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth Congress and served as U. S. Representative for the fourth district of Pennsylvania from March 4, 1859 to March 4, 1861 During that term, he was chairman of the United States House Committee on Patents.[1]
Appointed by President Abraham Lincoln, Millward served as marshal for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1861 to 1865, confiscating and destroying Democratic newspapers from trains, post offices, and ships in port.[2] He was involved in the Marshal's sale of the British brig Ariel which was captured by the Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the American Civil War and sold at auction.[3]
He was appointed Director of the United States Mint in September 1866 by President Andrew Johnson, however his appointment was not confirmed by the United States Senate and he served only six months from October 1866 to April 1867.[4] [5]
Millward died in Kirkwood, Delaware, on November 28, 1871[1] and he was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.[6]