Milton J. Daniels
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Milton John Daniels was a U.S. Representative
from California
.
Born in Cobleskill (village), New York
, Daniels attended the public schools. His family moved to Bradford County, Pennsylvania
, and he worked with his father in the lumber business. He moved to Rochester, Minnesota
, in 1856, and was appointed deputy postmaster of Rochester in 1859. In 1860 he entered Middlebury Academy
, Wyoming County, New York
.
During the Civil War
he volunteered for service on April 23, 1861. Returning to Minnesota in August 1862, he raised a company and was commissioned second lieutenant of Company F, Ninth Regiment, Minnesota Volunteers
. During the Indian War of 1862, he took command of the Third Minnesota Mounted Infantry. In 1863, he joined his company at St. Louis in 1863, and was commissioned captain. In March 1865 was commissioned captain and commissary of subsistence by President Lincoln.
After the war he returned to Minnesota and engaged in banking. Later he served as member of the State house of representatives from 1882-1886 and in the State senate from 1886-1890. He also served as president of the Minnesota State Board of Asylums for the Insane from 1882-1888.
He moved to California in 1889 and located in Riverside
where he engaged in horticultural pursuits.
Daniels was elected as a Republican
to the Fifty-eighth
Congress (March 4, 1903-March 3, 1905). He did not run for renomination to the Fifty-ninth
Congress.
He resumed his occupation as horticulturist in Riverside, California
, until his death there on December 1, 1914.
He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery
.
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from California
California
California is a state located on the West Coast of the United States. It is by far the most populous U.S. state, and the third-largest by land area...
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Born in Cobleskill (village), New York
Cobleskill (village), New York
Cobleskill is a village in the western part of the town of Cobleskill in Schoharie County, New York, USA. The population was 4,533 at the 2000 census.The village is southwest of Amsterdam...
, Daniels attended the public schools. His family moved to Bradford County, Pennsylvania
Bradford County, Pennsylvania
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 62,761 people, 24,453 households, and 17,312 families residing in the county. The population density was 54 people per square mile . There were 28,664 housing units at an average density of 25 per square mile...
, and he worked with his father in the lumber business. He moved to Rochester, Minnesota
Rochester, Minnesota
Rochester is a city in the U.S. state of Minnesota and is the county seat of Olmsted County. Located on both banks of the Zumbro River, The city has a population of 106,769 according to the 2010 United States Census, making it Minnesota's third-largest city and the largest outside of the...
, in 1856, and was appointed deputy postmaster of Rochester in 1859. In 1860 he entered Middlebury Academy
Middlebury Academy (Wyoming, New York)
Middlebury Academy is a historic school in Wyoming, Wyoming County, New York. The Greek Revival style structure was erected by the citizens of Wyoming in 1817. Originally sponsored by the Baptist Church, the academy became a Union Free School in 1880 and operated as a school until 1912. It is...
, Wyoming County, New York
Wyoming County, New York
Wyoming County is a county located in the U.S. state of New York. At the 2010 census, the population was 42,155. The county seat is Warsaw. The name is from a modified Delaware Indian word meaning "broad bottom lands"...
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During the Civil War
American Civil War
The American Civil War was a civil war fought in the United States of America. In response to the election of Abraham Lincoln as President of the United States, 11 southern slave states declared their secession from the United States and formed the Confederate States of America ; the other 25...
he volunteered for service on April 23, 1861. Returning to Minnesota in August 1862, he raised a company and was commissioned second lieutenant of Company F, Ninth Regiment, Minnesota Volunteers
9th Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment
The 9th Minnesota Regiment Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment that served in the Union Army in the Western Theater of the American Civil War.-Service:...
. During the Indian War of 1862, he took command of the Third Minnesota Mounted Infantry. In 1863, he joined his company at St. Louis in 1863, and was commissioned captain. In March 1865 was commissioned captain and commissary of subsistence by President Lincoln.
After the war he returned to Minnesota and engaged in banking. Later he served as member of the State house of representatives from 1882-1886 and in the State senate from 1886-1890. He also served as president of the Minnesota State Board of Asylums for the Insane from 1882-1888.
He moved to California in 1889 and located in Riverside
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
where he engaged in horticultural pursuits.
Daniels was elected as a Republican
Republican Party (United States)
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to the Fifty-eighth
58th United States Congress
- House of Representatives :* Republican : 209 * Democratic : 176* Silver Republican : 1TOTAL members: 386-Senate:* President: Vacant* President pro tempore: William P. Frye -Members:...
Congress (March 4, 1903-March 3, 1905). He did not run for renomination to the Fifty-ninth
59th United States Congress
The Fifty-ninth United States Congress was a meeting of the legislative branch of the United States federal government, composed of the United States Senate and the United States House of Representatives. It met in Washington, DC from March 4, 1905 to March 4, 1907, during the fifth and sixth...
Congress.
He resumed his occupation as horticulturist in Riverside, California
Riverside, California
Riverside is a city in Riverside County, California, United States, and the county seat of the eponymous county. Named for its location beside the Santa Ana River, it is the largest city in the Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario metropolitan area of Southern California, 4th largest inland California...
, until his death there on December 1, 1914.
He was interred in Evergreen Cemetery
Evergreen Cemetery (Riverside, California)
Evergreen Cemetery, or Evergreen Memorial Park is a cemetery in Riverside, California, United States. The first burial occurred in 1872, and the cemetery became the resting place of many historic figures of Riverside.-History:...
.