Jacob W. Miller

Jacob Welsh Miller (August 29, 1800 – September 30, 1862) was a United States senator from New Jersey.

Jacob Welsh Miller
United States Senator from New Jersey
In office March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1853
Preceded by	Garret D. Wall
Succeeded by	William Wright
Member of the New Jersey Senate
In office 1839-1840
Personal details
Born	(1800-08-29)August 29, 1800 Washington Township, New Jersey
Died	September 30, 1862(1862-09-30) (aged 62) Morristown, New Jersey
Political party	Whig
Children	George Macculloch Miller
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Early life

In 1800, Miller was born in the German Valley section of Washington Township, Morris County, New Jersey, United States.^[1] He was admitted to the bar in 1823, and practiced in Morristown.^[1]

Career

In 1832, Miller was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly. From 1839 to 1840, he then represented Morris County in the New Jersey Legislative Council (now the New Jersey Senate).^[1]

In 1839, Miller was elected as a Whig to the state Senate, and to the U.S. Senate in 1841.^[1] He was reelected in 1847, and served from March 4, 1841, to March 3, 1853. While in the Senate, he was chairman of the committee on the District of Columbia (Twenty-seventh and Twenty-eighth Congresses).^{[citation needed]}

He joined the Republican Party in 1855.^[1]

Personal life

In 1825, Miller married Mary Louisa Macculloch, the daughter of George P. Macculloch, a wealthy Morristown engineer and businessman who had designed and built the Morris Canal. They had nine children, including attorney George Macculloch Miller,^[2] and Captain Lindley Miller, who served as an officer of a black infantry regiment during the Civil War and wrote "Marching Song of the First Arkansas".^{[citation needed]}

In 1862, Miller died in Morristown, New Jersey.^[1][3] He was interred in St. Peter's Parish Churchyard.