Elijah Miller

Elijah Miller (April 11, 1772 - November 13, 1851) was a lawyer and judge in Auburn, New York. His daughter, Frances Adeline Miller Seward, married future U.S. Secretary of State William H. Seward in 1824. Seward was a junior partner in Miller's law practice. Miller granted permission for Seward to marry his daughter under the condition that they live in his South Street home with him.

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