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John Milton Niles

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John Milton Niles

Birth
Windsor, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Death
31 May 1856 (aged 68)
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Burial
Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA
Plot
Section E / Lot 1279
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US Senator, Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Appointed, then duly elected, to serve as a Senator from Connecticut to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Nathan Smith. Served from 1835 to 1839. Appointed as United States Postmaster General in the cabinet of Martin Van Buren serving from 1840 to 1841. Again elected to the United States Senate in 1843, but a severe illness and a challenge to his credentials prevent him from actually assuming the seat until 1844. Served his second term in the Senate from 1843 to 1849.
US Senator, Presidential Cabinet Secretary. Appointed, then duly elected, to serve as a Senator from Connecticut to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Nathan Smith. Served from 1835 to 1839. Appointed as United States Postmaster General in the cabinet of Martin Van Buren serving from 1840 to 1841. Again elected to the United States Senate in 1843, but a severe illness and a challenge to his credentials prevent him from actually assuming the seat until 1844. Served his second term in the Senate from 1843 to 1849.

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  • Added: Feb 10, 2001
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/20238/john_milton-niles: accessed ), memorial page for John Milton Niles (20 Aug 1787–31 May 1856), Find a Grave Memorial ID 20238, citing Old North Cemetery, Hartford, Hartford County, Connecticut, USA; Maintained by Find a Grave.