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Warner Miller

Warner Miller
Warner Miller.jpg
United States Senator
from New York
In office
July 27, 1881 – March 4, 1887
Preceded by Thomas C. Platt
Succeeded by Frank Hiscock
Member of the U.S. House of
Representatives
from New York's 22nd district
In office
March 4, 1879 – July 26, 1881
Preceded by George A. Bagley
Succeeded by Charles R. Skinner
Member of the New York State Assembly
from the Herkimer County district
In office
January 1, 1874 – December 31, 1875
Preceded by Eleazer C. Rice
Succeeded by Myron A. McKee
Personal details
Born (1838-08-12)August 12, 1838
Hannibal, New York
Died March 21, 1918(1918-03-21) (aged 79)
New York City, New York
Political party Republican
Profession Politician

Warner Miller (August 12, 1838 – March 21, 1918) was a Representative and a United States Senator from New York.

Miller was born in Hannibal, Oswego County, New York on August 12, 1838. He attended the common schools and the Charlottesville Academy. Fefe He graduated from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1860.

He became a professor of Latin and Greek in the Fort Edward Collegiate Institute. During the American Civil War, he enlisted as a private in the Fifth Regiment, New York Volunteer Cavalry in 1861. He was promoted to the rank of sergeant major and lieutenant. He was taken prisoner at the Battle of Winchester. He was exchanged and honorably discharged. He engaged in agricultural pursuits and was the founder of a wood-pulp business. He developed new techniques for paper production and was president of the American Paper & Pulp Association. His son, Burr Churchill Miller, became a sculptor.

Miller was a member of the New York State Assembly (Herkimer Co.) in 1874 and 1875. He was elected as a Republican to the 46th and 47th United States Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1879, to July 26, 1881, when he resigned. He was elected as a Republican in 1881 to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Thomas C. Platt and served from July 27, 1881, to March 4, 1887. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election in 1887. He was Chairman of the Committee on Agriculture and Forestry (48th and 49th Congresses). He ran for Governor of New York at the New York state election, 1888, but was defeated by the incumbent Democrat David B. Hill. Miller was Chairman of the Special Tax Commission of the State of New York in 1906.


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