Nicholas Muller
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Nicholas Muller was a United States Representative from New York
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Born in Luxembourg
, he attended the common schools in the city of Metz
and afterward the Athénée de Luxembourg
. He immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in New York City, and was employed as a railroad ticket agent for more than 20 years. He was one of the promoters and original directors of the Germania Bank in New York City and served in the New York State Assembly
in 1875 and 1876. He was a member of the State central committee in 1875, and was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1881. During the latter Congress he was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Interior. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1880 to the Forty-seventh Congress, and was then elected to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1887; in both Congresses he was chairman of the Committee on Militia.
Muller was not a candidate for renomination in 1886 and was appointed president of the city police board
in 1888. He subsequently served as president of the excise
board and as quarantine commissioner. He was elected to the Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses and held office from March 4, 1899 until his resignation on December 1, 1902. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Staten Island
borough president
in 1901, and was appointed as tax commissioner in 1904. He died in New Brighton, Staten Island in 1917, aged 81, and was interred in Green-Wood Cemetery
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United States Congressional Delegations from New York
These are tables of congressional delegations from New York to the United States Senate and United States House of Representatives.Over the years, New York has demographically changed so that it is hard to consider each district to be a continuation of the same numbered district before...
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Born in Luxembourg
Luxembourg
Luxembourg , officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg , is a landlocked country in western Europe, bordered by Belgium, France, and Germany. It has two principal regions: the Oesling in the North as part of the Ardennes massif, and the Gutland in the south...
, he attended the common schools in the city of Metz
Metz
Metz is a city in the northeast of France located at the confluence of the Moselle and the Seille rivers.Metz is the capital of the Lorraine region and prefecture of the Moselle department. Located near the tripoint along the junction of France, Germany, and Luxembourg, Metz forms a central place...
and afterward the Athénée de Luxembourg
Athénée de Luxembourg
The Athénée de Luxembourg , is a high school in Luxembourg City, in southern Luxembourg. It's commonly called Stater Kolléisch or De Kolléisch, and is the nation's oldest high school.-Brief history:...
. He immigrated to the United States with his parents, who settled in New York City, and was employed as a railroad ticket agent for more than 20 years. He was one of the promoters and original directors of the Germania Bank in New York City and served in the New York State Assembly
New York State Assembly
The New York State Assembly is the lower house of the New York State Legislature. The Assembly is composed of 150 members representing an equal number of districts, with each district having an average population of 128,652...
in 1875 and 1876. He was a member of the State central committee in 1875, and was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-fifth and Forty-sixth Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1877 to March 3, 1881. During the latter Congress he was chairman of the Committee on Expenditures in the Department of the Interior. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1880 to the Forty-seventh Congress, and was then elected to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses, holding office from March 4, 1883 to March 3, 1887; in both Congresses he was chairman of the Committee on Militia.
Muller was not a candidate for renomination in 1886 and was appointed president of the city police board
Police board
A police board is an appointed form of local government charged with the responsibility of overseeing a local police forceIn the United States, the term is used for some police departments. For example, the Chicago Police Board oversees the Chicago Police Department...
in 1888. He subsequently served as president of the excise
Excise
Excise tax in the United States is a indirect tax on listed items. Excise taxes can be and are made by federal, state and local governments and are far from uniform throughout the United States...
board and as quarantine commissioner. He was elected to the Fifty-sixth and Fifty-seventh Congresses and held office from March 4, 1899 until his resignation on December 1, 1902. He was an unsuccessful candidate for Staten Island
Staten Island
Staten Island is a borough of New York City, New York, United States, located in the southwest part of the city. Staten Island is separated from New Jersey by the Arthur Kill and the Kill Van Kull, and from the rest of New York by New York Bay...
borough president
Borough president
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in 1901, and was appointed as tax commissioner in 1904. He died in New Brighton, Staten Island in 1917, aged 81, and was interred in Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery
Green-Wood Cemetery was founded in 1838 as a rural cemetery in Brooklyn, Kings County , New York. It was granted National Historic Landmark status in 2006 by the U.S. Department of the Interior.-History:...
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