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| Born | Robert Walter Miers (1848-01-27)January 27, 1848 nearGreensburg, Indiana, U.S. |
| Died | February 20, 1930(1930-02-20) (aged 82) Martinsville, Indiana, U.S. |
| Resting place | Rosehill Cemetery Bloomington, Indiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Indiana University Indiana University Maurer School of Law |
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Robert Walter Miers (January 27, 1848 – February 20, 1930) was aU.S. Representative from Indiana.
Robert Walter Miers was born on January 27, 1848, nearGreensburg, Indiana. Miers attended the common schools. He was graduated from the academic department ofIndiana University Bloomington in 1870 and fromits law department in 1871. He wasadmitted to the bar in April 1872 and commenced practice inBloomington, Indiana.[1]
Miers served as prosecuting attorney for the tenth judicial circuit of Indiana from 1875 to 1879. He served as member of theState house of representatives in 1879, and was a member of the board of trustees ofIndiana University from 1879 to 1897. He was appointed judge of the tenth judicial circuit of Indiana in 1883, elected in 1884 and again in 1890, and served until September 1896, when he resigned to become a candidate for Congress. He was an unsuccessful Democratic nominee forIndiana Secretary of State in 1886 and in 1888.[1]
Miers was elected as aDemocrat to theFifty-fifth and to the three succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1905).[2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1904 to theFifty-ninth Congress. He resumed the practice of law.[1]
Miers was again elected judge of the tenth circuit of Indiana on November 3, 1914, and served until November 22, 1920. He continued the practice of law inBloomington, Indiana, until 1928.[1]
Miers died while on a visit inMartinsville, Indiana, on February 20, 1930. He was interred in Rosehill Cemetery inBloomington, Indiana.[1]
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| Preceded by | Member of the U.S. House of Representatives fromIndiana's 2nd congressional district 1897-1905 | Succeeded by |
