John Mills (December 29, 1787 – September 8, 1862) was a Massachusetts lawyer, and politician who served as Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts, as the President of the Massachusetts Senate, and as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Massachusetts.
John Mills | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Massachusetts House of Representatives | |
| In office 1851–1851 | |
| 14th President of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1826–1828 | |
| Preceded by | Nathaniel Silsbee |
| Succeeded by | Sherman Leland |
| Member of the Massachusetts Senate | |
| In office 1823–1827 | |
| Treasurer and Receiver-General of Massachusetts | |
| In office 1843–1844 | |
| Governor | Marcus Morton |
| Preceded by | Thomas Russell |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Russell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 29, 1787[1] Sandisfield, Massachusetts[1] |
| Died | September 8, 1861 Springfield, Massachusetts |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Early life
editMills, the son of Drake Mills, was born in Sandisfield, Massachusetts on December 29, 1787.[1]
Notes
edit- ^ a b c City of Springfield (1893), Sketches of the Old Inhabitants and Other Citizens of Old Springfield of the Present Century: And Its Historic Mansions of "ye Olden Tyme", Springfield, Massachusetts: Charles Wells Chapin; printed at the Press of Springfield Print. and Binding Company, p. 272