Smith Miller (May 30, 1804 – March 21, 1872) was a

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from

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. Born near

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, Miller moved to

Gibson County, Indiana Gibson County is a county in the southwestern part of the U.S. state of Indiana. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 33,503. The county seat is Princeton. History In 1787, the fledgling United States defined the Northwest T ...

, with his parents who settled in Patoka in 1813. He received a limited schooling and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He served as member of the

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from 1835 to 1839 and in 1846, and in the

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from 1841 to 1844 and from 1847 1850. He served as delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1850. Miller was elected as a

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to the Thirty-third and Thirty-fourth Congresses (March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1857). After his congressional service, he resumed agricultural pursuits, and served as delegate to the Democratic National Convention at

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, in 1860. He died near

Patoka, Indiana Patoka is the fourth largest town and sixth largest community in Gibson County, Indiana, United States. The population was 735 at the 2010 census. History Patoka was laid out and platted in 1813. The town's name comes from an Indian word meaning ...

, March 21, 1872, and was interred in Robb Cemetery.

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