Ahiman Louis Miner

Ahiman Louis Miner
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Vermont's 1st district
In office March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
Preceded by	William Henry
Succeeded by	James Meacham
Member of the Vermont Senate
In office 1840
Member of the Vermont House of Representatives
In office 1838–1839 1846 1853 1861 1865–1868
Personal details
Born	September 23, 1804 Middletown, Vermont, US
Died	July 19, 1886 (aged 81) Manchester, Vermont, US
Political party	Whig Party (United States)
Spouse(s)	Susan S. Roberts[1]
Children	Ahiman Louis Miners[2]
Profession	Politician, Lawyer

Ahiman Louis Miner (September 23, 1804 – July 19, 1886) was an American politician. He served as a U.S. Representative from Vermont.

Biography

Miner was born in Middletown, Rutland County, Vermont to Samuel Lewis Miner and Elizabeth Buckingham Miner.^[3] He attended the common schools and Castleton Academy. He worked on his father's farm when he was a young man. He studied law in Poultney and Rutland, Vermont. Miner was admitted to the bar in 1832 and began the practice of law in Wallingford. He practiced law in Wallingford from 1833 until 1836.^[4]

He moved to Manchester, Vermont in 1835 and continued the practice of law. He served as clerk of the Vermont House of Representatives from 1836 until 1838.^[5] He served as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives in 1838, 1839, 1846, 1853, 1861 and from 1865 until 1868. Miner served in the Vermont Senate in 1840.^[6][7]

He was state's attorney for Bennington County from 1843 until 1844.^[8] He then served as register of probate for seven years,^[9] and as judge of probate from 1846 until 1849.^[10][11] He was a Justice of the Peace from 1846 until 1886.

Miner was elected as a Whig candidate to the Thirty-second Congress, serving from March 4, 1851 until March 3, 1853.^[12] He declined to be a candidate for renomination in 1852. After leaving Congress he resumed the practice of law.^[13]

Death and legacy

Miner died on July 19, 1886 in Manchester, Vermont. He is interred at Dellwood Cemetery in Manchester.^[14]

The University of Vermont has a collection of papers titled "The Ahiman L. Miner Papers" that includes Miner's correspondence, legal documents and financial documents from 1800 to 1897.^[15]

References

1. Middlebury College (1917). Catalogue of officers and students of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont: and of others who have received degrees, 1800-1915. Middlebury College. p. 250.
2. Middlebury College (1917). Catalogue of officers and students of Middlebury College in Middlebury, Vermont: and of others who have received degrees, 1800-1915. Middlebury College. p. 250.
3. "Descendents of John Miner". Thomas Miner Societu. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
4. Crockett, Walter Hill (1921). Vermont: the Green mountain state, Volume 3. The Century history company, inc.,. p. 387.
5. Houghton, Osgood (1878). The Political Register and Congressional Directory: A Statistical Record of the Federal Officials, Legislative, Executive, and Judicial, of the United States of America, 1776-1878. Houghton, Osgood,. p. 536.
6. "Manchester". Vermont Historical Magazine. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
7. Herringshaw, Thomas William (1901). Herringshaw's Encyclopedia of American Biography of the Nineteenth Century: Accurate and Succinct Biographies of Famous Men and Women in All Walks of Life who are Or Have Been the Acknowledged Leaders of Life and Thought of the United States Since Its Formation. American publishers' Association. p. 682.
8. Crockett, Walter Hill (1921). Vermont: the Green mountain state, Volume 3. The Century history company, inc.,. p. 387.
9. Frisbie, Barnes (1867). The history of Middletown, Vermont, in three discourses: delivered before the citizens of that town, February 7 and 21, and March 30, 1867. Tuttle & Co. p. 27.
10. Vermont. General Assembly. House of Representatives (1879). Journal of the House of the State of Vermont. House of Representatives. p. 411.
11. "Ahiman L. Miner Papers". The University of Vermont Special Collections. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
12. "Rep. Ahiman Miner". Govtrack.us. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
13. "MINER, Ahiman Louis, (1804 - 1886)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
14. "Ahiman Louis Miner". Find A Grave. Retrieved November 21, 2012.
15. "Ahiman L. Miner Papers". The University of Vermont Special Collections. Retrieved November 21, 2012.

A. L. Miner's Signature, 09/1854

External links

• Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
• Inventory of the Ahiman L. Miner Papers, Special Collections, University of Vermont Library
• Find A Grave: Ahiman Louis Miner
• The Political Graveyard: Miner, Ahiman Louis (1804-1886)
• Govtrack.us
• The University of Vermont Libraries: Ahiman L. Miner Papers

 This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.