OVERVIEW:
FULL NAME:
John Milton Niles
BORN:
August 20, 1787,
Windsor, Connecticut
DIED:
May 31, 1856 (age 68),
Hartford, Connecticut
POLITICAL PARTY:
Democratic-Republican (Before 1825)
Democratic (1828– 1848)
Free Soil (1848–1854)
Republican (1854–1856)
CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:
1817:
Admitted to Bar,
Began Practicing Law in Hartford, CT,
Established and Edits the Hartford Weekly Times
1821-1826:
Associated Judge, Hartford County Court
1827:
Unsuccessful Candidate for the U.S. Senate
1829-1836:
Postmaster of Hartford, Connecticut
1835-1839:
U.S Senator from Connecticut
1840-1841:
U.S. Postmaster General
1843-1849:
U.S. Senator from Connecticut
RESOURCES:
Biographical Directory of Congress
UVA Miller Center
Wikipedia