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MILLSON, John Singleton (1808-1874)

Democrat of Virginia

2nd congressional district

Served in House 1849-1861

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Biography

Representative from Virginia; born in Norfolk, Va., October 1, 1808; pursued an academic course; studied law; was admitted to the bar in 1829 and commenced practice in Norfolk; elected as a Democrat to the Thirty-first and to the five succeeding Congresses (March 4, 1849-March 3, 1861); chairman, Committee on Revolutionary Pensions (Thirty-second Congress); resumed the practice of law; died in Norfolk, Va., March 1, 1874; interment in Cedar Grove Cemetery.
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