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| Affiliation | Democratic-Republican |
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| Name | James Miller |
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Peterborough, New Hampshire , United States |
| Email | None |
| Website | None |
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April 25, 1776
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| Died | July 07, 1851
(75 years)
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| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modifed | RBH
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| Info | James Miller
Born: April 25, 1776, at Peterborough, New Hampshire
Died: July 7, 1851, at Temple, New Hampshire
Buried: Temple, New Hampshire (pres.)
Served: 1819-1825
Arkansas’s first territorial governor, was educated for the law but in 1808 entered the United States army as major and was made lieutenant-colonel in 1810. He distinguished himself during the War of 1812 at the battle of Lundy’s Lane; for this service he was brevetted brigadier-general, and received a gold medal from Congress. He was appointed governor of Arkansas in 1819 and held that post until 1825. Miller was slow to arrive in Arkansas after his appointment and spent much time out of the territory, but during his administration the foundations of the territorial government were laid: courts and jails were established, property tax assessment procedures put in place and voting by voice rather than by ballot established for general elections. During the Miller administration the territorial capitol was removed from Arkansas Post to Little Rock. Ill health and, probably, a disinclination toward frontier life led Miller to resign the governorship but he subsequently regained his health and served as customs collector of the port of Salem, Massachusetts, from 1825 until 1849.
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