Nathan Miller (March 20, 1743 – May 20, 1790) was an American shipbuilder and merchant from

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. He was a delegate for

to the

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in 1788. Although reappointed to the Congress in 1789, he did not attend that year.Robert P. Broadwater, ''American Generals of the Revolutionary War: a Biographical Dictionary'' (Mcfarland, 2012), p. 89. Born in Warren, Rhode Island, Miller attended private school and became a shipbuilder and merchant. He served as a member of the

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from 1772 to 1774, and in 1780, 1782, 1783, and 1790. In 1772, he was also commissioned a brigadier general in the Rhode Island Militia, serving in this capacity until 1778, although having duties "of an administrative nature, rather than as a field general". On January 8, 1764, Miller married Rebecca Barton, with whom he had four children. Miller died in Warren at the age of 47.

References

* “American Generals of the Revolutionary War: a Biographical Dictionary.” ''American Generals of the Revolutionary War: a Biographical Dictionary'', by Robert P. Broadwater, Mcfarland, 2012, pp. 89–89. * “Diary of Colonel Israel Angell, Commanding the Second Rhode Island.” ''Diary of Colonel Israel Angell, Commanding the Second Rhode Island'', by Israel Angell, Hardpress Publishing, 2012, pp. 52–54. * “History of Warren, Rhode Island, in the War of the Revolution, 1776-1783.” ''History of Warren, Rhode Island, in the War of the Revolution, 1776-1783'', by Virginia Baker, Hardpress Publishing, 2012. 1743 births 1790 deaths Continental Congressmen from Rhode Island 18th-century American politicians Militia generals in the American Revolution Rhode Island militiamen in the American Revolution {{RhodeIsland-politician-stub