Biography
Millward was born in the old district of Northern Liberties, Philadelphia, Northern Liberties in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and was engaged in the manufacture of leather.Career
Elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the 34th United States Congress, Thirty-fourth Congress, Millward served as United States Representative for the third district of Pennsylvania from March 4, 1855, to March 4, 1857. He was unsuccessful as the Unionist Party (United States), Unionist candidate for reelection in United States House of Representatives elections, 1856, 1856, but was elected as a Republican to the 36th United States Congress, Thirty-sixth Congress and served as U. S. Representative for the fourth district of Pennsylvania from March 4, 1859 to March 4, 1861. During that term, he was chairman of the United States House Committee on the Judiciary, United States House Committee on Patents. Appointed by President Lincoln, Millward served as United States marshal for the eastern district of Pennsylvania from 1861 to 1865, confiscating and destroying Democratic newspapers from trains, post offices, and ships in port. When he was appointed Director of the United States Mint in September 1866, Millward's appointment was not confirmed by the United States Senate, so he served for only six months.Death
Millward died in Kirkwood, Delaware, in 1871 and was burial, interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.References
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