Walter L. Miller (26 February 1830 – ?) was a member of the Wisconsin State Assembly. He was born in

York County, New Brunswick York County (2016 population 99,411) is located in west-central New Brunswick, Canada. The county contains the provincial capital, Fredericton. Outside the city, farming and forestry are two major industries in the county, which is bisected by ...

. Later that year, he moved with his parents to

Rushford, Wisconsin Rushford is a town in Winnebago County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 1,561 at the 2010 census. The unincorporated communities of Eureka, Island Park, and Waukau are located in the town. The ghost town of Delhi was located in the ...

. He would own a saw mill and become involved in the lumber industry and would own and captain a steamboat on the Fox River and the Wolf River. On June, 1874, Miller married Frances McCabe.

Political career

Miller was elected to the Assembly in 1888. The previous year, he had been elected President (similar to Mayor) of

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. He was a Republican.

References

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