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John Gaines Miller
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Missouri
In office
March 4, 1851 – May 11, 1856
Preceded byJames S. Green
Succeeded byThomas Peter Akers
Constituency3rd district (1851–1853)
5th district (1853–1856)
Personal details
Born(1812-11-29)November 29, 1812
Danville, Kentucky, U.S.
DiedMay 11, 1856(1856-05-11) (aged 43)

John Gaines Miller (November 29, 1812 – May 11, 1856) was a U.S. Representative from Missouri.

Born in Danville, Kentucky, Miller attended the common schools and was graduated from Centre College in Danville. He studied law and was admitted to the bar in 1834. He moved to Boonville, Missouri, in 1835. He served as a member of the state house of representatives in 1840.

Miller was elected as a Whig to the Thirty-second and Thirty-third Congresses and reelected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress, and served from March 4, 1851, until his death near Marshall, Missouri, May 11, 1856. He was interred in Mount Olive Cemetery, near Marshall, Missouri.

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U.S. House of Representatives Preceded byJames S. Green Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 3rd congressional district 1851–1853 Succeeded byJames Johnson Lindley Preceded byJohn S. Phelps Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri's 5th congressional district 1853–1856 Succeeded byThomas Peter Akers
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