Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1888-02-10
meath OF Francis Miller.-.Hon.


Francis Miller died on Thursday morning
of last week, at three O'Clock, at his resi-
dence, "Stanmore," near Sandy Spring, this
county, in the 59th year of his age. Mr..
Miller was brought home some ten days be-
fore his death from New York city, where
he had been for. several weeks, under treat
ment of eminent physicians, for what was
supposed to be cancer of the stomach. 1t
was not until Wednesday morning that his
disease gave certain evidence of its fatal and
speedy work, and Immediately the members
of his immediate family, some of whom
were absent, and close relatives were sum-
moned to his death bed.
Hon. Francis Miller was one Of the most
widely known and highly-esteemed Repub-
licans in Maryland. He was almost inva-
rably delegate to the county and State
conventions of his party, and advocated
placing in all its platforms the exalted
moral professions and principles that he
considered necessary to patriotic govern
ment of the people. He was the especial
champion of education, temperance, good
faith to the Indians, civil service reform and
the maintenance of equal civil rights to
every citizen His own high moral ideas
constructed model political party organi
cation, and he labored to make the Repub-
lican party OF the State the practical embodi-
ment of his ideal. Mr.. Miller was born in
Alexandria, Va, in 1929, and was we'll
known member OF the Society of Friends.
His father was merchant in Alexandria,
and was for many years identified with the
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal. He was a
nephew Of Hon. John Janney, a leading
lawyer of Virginia and President Of the
Virginia State Convention of 1861. Mr..
Francis Miller was educated by Benjamin
Hallowell and afterwards graduated at Yale
College, in 1852. He married Miss Caroline
Hallowell, the daughter of his tutor, and
after leaving Yale taught school at Alexan-
dria and in this county. He studied law
under A. G. Riddle, in Washington, and
practiced his profession in that city. In
1876 and 1877 Mr. Miller was United States
Assistant District Attorney for the District
of Columbia under Mr. Riddle and resigned
in 1885, He ran on the Republican ticket
tor the Office of Chief Judge OF the Sixth
District, when the late Hon. John Richie
was elected. Mr.. Miller leaves four chill
dren, Henry; George, who is in st. Louis
Guion, who was his law partner, and Mar
garet, all OF whom are single. He also leaves
two brothers, Warwick P. and Benjamin II
Miller, and two sisters, Mrs. H. @. Hallowell
and Mrs. r. B. Farquhar, residing in Mont
gomery county, and six Others in New York
Virginia and the West. Mr. Miller had been
confined to his home, "StanmOre," at Sandy
to New York, and died OF cancer in the
stomach. In 1883 MIR. Miller was rendered
the nomination for Attorney General by hi
party, but declined it. In 1885 he was thu
Republican nominee for Comptroller, ant
in last November ran for Attorney Genera
ON the ticket with Walter B. Brooks ant
Robert b. Dixon.
Mr.. Miller was classmate OF Presiden
d. c. Gilman, of Johns Hopkins University
ex Congressman w. w. Grape, of Massi
chusetts, and Henry c. Hallowell, Of tni
county He took deep interest i'll the com
munity in which he lived, having been Presi
dent Of the Alexandria Library Company
OF the Sandy Spring Lyceum, and direc
tor in various Institutions. He stood hig
among his brethren of the Bar in Washing
ton, and at the time of his death was en-
, gagged in the Santos case and Strong cast
In politics Mr. Miller was an "Old Lin
Wing" till 1860, when he advocated til
election of Bell and Everett, and in tn
breaking out Of the civil war became Re
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