Representative De Witt Clinton Miller View All Years

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De Witt Clinton Miller

Buena Vista County

DEWITT C. MILLER The republicans in their convention in Buena Vista county, decided they could make no better choice for representative, than the return of the Hon. D. C. Miller, who ably represented them in the Twenty-sixth General Assembly. Mr. Miller was born in Portage, Livingston county, N. Y., November 27, 1828, which place was his home till he was 20 years old. From 1848 to 1875 he lived on a farm in Illinois. He was a resident another five years of Illinois, in the town of Rockford. In 1880 he removed to Newell, Buena Vista county. His education was obtained in the common schools of his native place. Mr. Miller has always been a farmer till the past ten years, which have been devoted to the banking business, the firm being Miller & Chaney. He was a democrat before the birth of the republican party. He voted for Franklin Pierce in 1852. Four years later he changed his Vote for John C. Fremont, and has ever since been a staunch republican. He has never been an office-seeker, the only positions he has held being local town and township offices. He was married, May 15, 1853, to Miss Agnes B. Lawson, and to them six daughters have been born. They are members of the Congregational church. The only lodges to which Mr. Miller belongs are the local beneficiary ones. He is a prohibitionist, and naturally interested in legislation pertaining to that law. Two years ago he served on the following committees: Banks and banking, woman's suffrage, College for the Blind, penitentiaries, public lands and buildings, hospitals for the insane, and engrossed bills.

House District 77