John Millson
| John Singleton Millson | |
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| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district |
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In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1861 |
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| Preceded by | Richard K. Meade |
| Succeeded by |
James H. Platt, Jr. (1870) |
| Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st district |
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In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 |
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| Preceded by | Archibald Atkinson |
| Succeeded by | Thomas H. Bayly |
| Chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions | |
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In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
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| Preceded by | Loren P. Waldo |
| Succeeded by | William Montgomery Churchwell |
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October 1, 1808 Norfolk, Virginia |
| Died | March 1, 1874 (aged 65) Norfolk, Virginia |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Occupation | Attorney |
John Singleton Millson (October 1, 1808 – March 1, 1874) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.
Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Millson pursued an academic course. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1829 and commenced practice in Norfolk.
Millson was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1861). He served as chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions (Thirty-second Congress). He resumed the practice of law. He died in Norfolk, Virginia, March 1, 1874. He was interred in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.
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