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American politician
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
In office
1857–1858
Personal details
BornDecember 12, 1831
Montville, Maine
DiedApril 18, 1897 (aged 65)
Washington, D.C.
Resting placeGrove Cemetery, Belfast, Maine
Political partyRepublican
Alma materColby College
Union College

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

Early life

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

Maud Milliken

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

Maud Milliken was a native of Augusta, Maine. She descended on her father's side from Sir James Milliken, of Scotland, who was knighted by King James for his military achievements, and on her maternal grandfather's side from one of the Counts of Perigneux, of France, whose burial place, with its elaborate tomb and monument, are at Pere Lachaise. Maud Milliken, after receiving a rudimentary education at her Maine home, attended the Allen School, near Boston, and studied music, both in Boston and New York. She possesses a clear, sweet, soprano voice, and leads the church choir at home. Maud Milliken accompanied her father to Washington for a number of winters.

Career

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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References

Notes
  1. ^ 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
  2. Hinman, Ida (1895). The Washington Sketch Book. p. 87.Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded byStephen Decatur Lindsey Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Maine's 3rd congressional district
March 4, 1883 – April 18, 1897 		Succeeded byEdwin C. Burleigh
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