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Milton Sayler Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from Ohio's 1st districtIn office
March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879Preceded by Ozro J. Dodds Succeeded by Benjamin Butterworth Member of the Ohio House of Representatives
from the Hamilton County districtIn office
January 6, 1862 – January 3, 1864
Serving with eight othersPreceded by seven others Succeeded by ten others Personal details Born November 4, 1831
Lewisburg, OhioDied November 17, 1892 (aged 61)
New York CityResting place Spring Grove Cemetery Political party Democratic Alma mater Miami University
Cincinnati Law SchoolMilton Sayler (November 4, 1831 - November 17, 1892) was a U.S. Representative from Ohio, cousin of Henry B. Sayler.
Born in Lewisburg, Ohio, Sayler attended the public schools. He pursued classical studies and was graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1852. He studied law at the Cincinnati Law School. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in Cincinnati, Ohio. He served as member of the Ohio House of Representatives in 1862 and 1863. He served as member of the Cincinnati City Council in 1864 and 1865.
Sayler was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-third, Forty-fourth, and Forty-fifth Congresses (March 4, 1873-March 3, 1879). He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Lands (Forty-fourth Congress). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878 to the Forty-sixth Congress. He moved to New York City and resumed the practice of his profession. He died in that city November 17, 1892. He was interred in Spring Grove Cemetery, Cincinnati, Ohio.
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- 1892 deaths
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Ohio
- Miami University alumni
- Politicians from Cincinnati, Ohio
- University of Cincinnati College of Law alumni
- Cincinnati City Council members
- Ohio Democrats
- Burials at Spring Grove Cemetery
- Members of the Ohio House of Representatives
- Ohio lawyers
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