Charles Abbott Miner (August 30, 1830 – July 25, 1903) was an American industrialist and politician. He was affiliated with the

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and served three terms (1875–1880) in the

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as a state legislator from Wilkes-Barre.

Biography

Charles Abbott Miner was born in Plains Township, Pennsylvania on August 30, 1830. He married Eliza Ross Atherton on January 19, 1853, and they had six children. He died at his home in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on July 25, 1903.

References

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