Frederick Miles | |
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| Member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromConnecticut's 4th congressional district | |
| In office March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883[1] | |
| Preceded by | Levi Warner |
| Succeeded by | Edward Woodruff Seymour |
| In office March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891[1] | |
| Preceded by | Miles T. Granger |
| Succeeded by | Robert E. De Forest |
| Member of theConnecticut Senate | |
| In office 1877–1879[1] | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1815-12-19)December 19, 1815[1] |
| Died | November 20, 1896(1896-11-20) (aged 80)[1] |
| Party | Republican[1] |
Frederick Miles (December 19, 1815 – November 20, 1896) was aRepublican member of theUnited States House of Representatives fromConnecticut's 4th congressional district from 1879 to 1883 and from 1889 to 1891. He had previously served in theConnecticut Senate from 1877 to 1879.
He was born inGoshen, Connecticut, where he attended the common schools and pursued an academic course. He engaged in mercantile pursuits in Goshen until 1857 before moving toTwin Lakes, Connecticut, and later, in 1858, toSalisbury, Connecticut, and engaged in the manufacture of iron.
Miles was a member of theConnecticut Senate from 1877 until February 1879, when he resigned. He was elected to the Forty-sixth and Forty-seventh Congresses (March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883) but he declined a nomination for reelection. Miles was again elected to theFifty-first Congress (March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891) but was an unsuccessful candidate for re - election in 1890 to theFifty-second Congress.
After leaving Congress, he resumed business activities and died near Salisbury, Connecticut in 1896. He was buried in Salisbury Cemetery.
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut's 4th congressional district 1889 – 1891 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromConnecticut's 4th congressional district 1879 – 1883 | Succeeded by |
| Connecticut State Senate | ||
| Preceded by . | Member of theConnecticut Senate 1877–1879 | Succeeded by . |