- William Millward
William Millward (
June 30 ,1822 –November 28 ,1871 ) was an Opposition Party and Republican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania .William Millward was born in the old district of Northern Liberties in
Philadelphia ,Pennsylvania . He attended the public schools and was engaged in the manufacture ofleather .Millward was elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress. He was unsuccessful as the Union candidate for reelection in 1856. Millward was elected as a Republican to the Thirty-sixth Congress and served as chairman of the
United States House Committee on Patents .He served as United States marshal for the eastern district of Pennsylvania from 1861 to 1865, and was appointed Director of the
United States Mint in September 1866 but, as his appointment was not confirmed by the Senate, served for six months only. He died inKirkwood, Delaware , in 1871. Interment in Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.ources
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