John Singleton Millson (October 1, 1808 – March 1, 1874) was an American lawyer and politician who served six consecutive terms as a U.S. Representative from Virginia from 1849 to 1861.
John Singleton Millson | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1861 | |
Preceded by | Richard K. Meade |
Succeeded by | James H. Platt, Jr. (1870) |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 1st district | |
In office March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1853 | |
Preceded by | Archibald Atkinson |
Succeeded by | Thomas H. Bayly |
Chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions | |
In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | |
Preceded by | Loren P. Waldo |
Succeeded by | William Montgomery Churchwell |
Personal details | |
Born | Norfolk, Virginia | October 1, 1808
Died | March 1, 1874 Norfolk, Virginia | (aged 65)
Political party | Democratic |
Occupation | Attorney |
Born in Norfolk, Virginia, Millson pursued an academic course. He studied law. He was admitted to the bar in 1829 and commenced practice in Norfolk.
Millson was elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1849 – March 3, 1861). He served as chairman of the Committee on Revolutionary Pensions (Thirty-second Congress).
He is notable as of one of only two Southern Democrats to have voted against the Kansas-Nebraska Act, the other being Thomas Hart Benton.
After leaving Congress. Millson resumed the practice of law. He died in Norfolk, Virginia, March 1, 1874. He was interred in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress