Samuel J. R. McMillan
| Samuel James Renwick McMillan | |
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United States Senator from Minnesota |
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In office March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1887 |
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| Preceded by | Alexander Ramsey |
| Succeeded by | Cushman Kellogg Davis |
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February 22, 1826 Brownsville, Pennsylvania |
| Died | October 3, 1897 (aged 71) Saint Paul, Minnesota |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Harriet Butler |
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| Service/branch | Stillwater Frontier Guards |
| Rank | Second Lieutenant |
| Battles/wars | Dakota War of 1862 |
Samuel James Renwick McMillan (February 22, 1826 – October 3, 1897) was an American lawyer, judge and Republican politician. He served on the Minnesota District Court, the Minnesota Supreme Court and as U.S. Senator from Minnesota.
McMillan was born in Brownsville, Pennsylvania in 1826. His parents Thomas Long and Jane McMillan (née Gormly) were of Scottish and Irish ancestry. He attended the Western University of Pennsylvania in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania and studied law under Edwin M. Stanton, graduating in 1846. In 1850 he married Harriet Butler. McMillan and his wife moved to Minnesota in 1852, initially settling in Stillwater and later moving to St. Paul.
When Minnesota achieved statehood in 1858 McMillan was named as the first judge of the newly formed Minnesota District Court. During the Dakota War of 1862 McMillan served as a Second Lieutenant in a militia unit known as the Stillwater Frontier Guards which was only briefly active. In 1864 he was appointed to the Minnesota Supreme Court as one of two new justices to replace the recently resigned Justices Charles Eugene Flandrau and Isaac Atwater. In 1874 he was promoted to Chief Justice to replace Christopher G. Ripley who had also resigned. In 1875 the Minnesota Legislature elected him to serve as U.S. Senator. He served in the 44th, 45th, 46th, 47th, 48th, and 49th United States Congresses from March 4, 1875, to March 4, 1887.
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