Daniel W. Mills
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Daniel W. Mills | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Illinois's 4th district | |
In office March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899 | |
Preceded by | Charles W. Woodman |
Succeeded by | Thomas Cusack |
Chicago Alderman from the 12th Ward[2] | |
In office 1880–1893 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Waynesville, Ohio | February 25, 1838
Died | December 16, 1904 Chicago, Illinois | (aged 66)
Political party | Republican |
Daniel Webster Mills (February 25, 1838 – December 16, 1904) was a U.S. Representative from Illinois.
Born near Waynesville, Ohio, Mills attended the common schools of Rayesville and the Waynesville High School. He moved to Corwin, Ohio, in 1859 and engaged in the mercantile, grain-shipping, and pork-packing businesses. During the Civil War served in the Union Army as captain of Company D, One Hundred and Eightieth Regiment, Ohio Volunteers, until the close of the war. He moved to Chicago, Illinois. He engaged in lake shipping 1866–1869, and later in the real estate business. He served as warden of the Cook County Hospital 1877–1881. He served as an alderman on the Chicago city council from 1889 to 1893.
Mills was elected as a Republican to the Fifty-fifth Congress (March 4, 1897 – March 3, 1899). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1898 to the Fifty-sixth Congress. He resumed the real estate business. He died in Chicago, Illinois, on December 16, 1904. He was interred in Graceland Cemetery.
References[]
- ^ Donovan, Henry. "Chicago Eagle". Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections. Retrieved 1 July 2015.
- ^ "Centennial List of Mayors, City Clerks, City Attorneys, City Treasurers, and Aldermen, elected by the people of the city of Chicago, from the incorporation of the city on March 4, 1837 to March 4, 1937, arranged in alphabetical order, showing the years during which each official held office". Archived from the original on September 4, 2018. Retrieved December 24, 2018.
- United States Congress. "Daniel W. Mills (id: M000773)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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