Ahiman Louis Miner
| Ahiman Louis Miner | |
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| Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
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| Preceded by | William Henry |
| Succeeded by | James Meacham |
| Member of the Vermont Senate | |
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In office 1840 |
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| Member of the Vermont House of Representatives | |
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In office 1838–1839 1846 1853 1861 1865–1868 |
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| Personal details | |
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September 23, 1804 Middletown, Vermont, US |
| Died | July 19, 1886 (aged 81) Manchester, Vermont, US |
| Political party | Whig Party (United States) |
| Spouse(s) | Susan S. Roberts |
| Children | Ahiman Louis Miners |
| Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Ahiman Louis Miner (September 23, 1804 – July 19, 1886) was an American politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont.
Miner was born in Middletown, Rutland County, Vermont to Samuel Lewis Miner and Elizabeth Buckingham Miner. He attended the common schools and Castleton Academy. He worked on his father's farm when he was a young man. He studied law in Poultney and Rutland, Vermont. Miner was admitted to the bar in 1832 and began the practice of law in Wallingford. He practiced law in Wallingford from 1833 until 1836.
He moved to Manchester, Vermont in 1835 and continued the practice of law. He served as clerk of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1836 until 1838. He served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1838, 1839, 1846, 1853, 1861 and from 1865 until 1868. Miner served in the Vermont Senate in 1840.
He was state's attorney for Bennington County from 1843 until 1844. He then served as register of probate for seven years, and as judge of probate from 1846 until 1849. He was a Justice of the Peace from 1846 until 1886.
Miner was elected as a Whig candidate to the Thirty-second Congress, serving from March 4, 1851 until March 3, 1853. He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1852. After leaving Congress he resumed the practice of law.
Miner died on July 19, 1886 in Manchester, Vermont. He is interred at Dellwood Cemetery in Manchester.
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