Seth Llewellyn Milliken (December 12, 1831 – April 18, 1897) was a U.S. representative from Maine.

Seth Llewellyn Milliken
Member of U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 3rd district
In office
March 4, 1883  April 18, 1897
Preceded byStephen Decatur Lindsey
Succeeded byEdwin C. Burleigh
Member of Maine House of Representatives
Camden[1]
In office
1857–1858
Personal details
BornDecember 12, 1831
DiedApril 18, 1897 (aged 65)
Resting placeGrove Cemetery, Belfast, Maine
PartyRepublican
Colby College
Union College

Early life

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Born in Montville, Maine, the son of William Milliken and Lucy P. Perrigo. Milliken attended the common schools and Waterville College (now Colby College) before graduating from Union College, Schenectady, New York, in 1856.

Family life

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Milliken had two children, a daughter Maud Milliken and a son Seth M. Milliken.[1]

Career

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Milliken served as member of the Maine House of Representatives in 1857 and 1858. Milliken moved to Belfast, Maine. He served as clerk of the Supreme Judicial Court from 1859 to 1871. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1871, but did not practice. He served as delegate to the Republican National Convention in 1876 and 1884.

Milliken was elected as a Republican to the Forty-eighth and to the seven succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1883, until his death in Washington, D.C., April 18, 1897. He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds (Fifty-first and Fifty-fourth Congresses). He was interred in Grove Cemetery, Belfast, Maine.

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Notes
  1. 1 2 Chase, Henry (1893), Representative Men of Maine: A Collection of Portraits with Biographical Sketches of Residents of the State, Who Have Achieved Success And are Prominent in the Commercial, Industrial, Professional and Political Life, To which is Added the Portraits and Sketches of All Governors Since the Formation of the State, Portland, Maine: Lakeside Press, p. 14
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