F. J. Mills

Frederick John Mills (April 28, 1865 – September 28, 1953) was a Republican politician and prominent engineer from the U.S. State of Idaho. He served as the fourth lieutenant governor of Idaho. Mills was elected in 1895 along with Governor William J. McConnell.^[2] Mills also served as State Engineer of Idaho from 1895 until 1897.^[2]

F. J. Mills
4th Lieutenant Governor of Idaho
In office January 7, 1895 – January 4, 1897
Governor	William J. McConnell
Preceded by	F. B. Willis
Succeeded by	George F. Moore
State Engineer of Idaho
In office 1895–1898
Personal details
Born	Frederick John Mills (1865-04-29)April 29, 1865 Topsham, Vermont
Died	September 28, 1953(1953-09-28) (aged 88) Pasadena, California
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Laura Elise Hopf (m. 1893)
Residence	Pocatello, Idaho[1]
Alma mater	University of Vermont (1886)
Profession	Engineer

On October 8, 1899, Mills shot and killed J.C. O'Melveny in O'Melveny's office in Salt Lake City, Utah. An hour before the shooting, Mrs. Mills had confessed to her husband an affair with O'Melveny. Mills was acquitted at his January 1900 trial.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "The morning call. (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, August 10, 1894, Page 2, Image 2 « Chronicling America « Library of Congress". chroniclingamerica.loc.gov. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
2. White, J.T. (1967). The National Cyclopedia of American Biography. Vol. 40. University Microfilms. Retrieved April 5, 2015.

External links

"Executive Branch" (PDF). Idaho Bluebook. State of Idaho. pp. 70–72. Archived from the original (PDF) on June 17, 2010. Retrieved August 14, 2010.

Political offices
Preceded by F. B. Willis	Lieutenant Governor of Idaho January 4, 1895–January 7, 1897	Succeeded by George F. Moore