Nicholas Muller

Nicholas Muller ( * November 15, 1836 in Differdange, Luxembourg, † December 12, 1917 in New Brighton, New York ) was an American politician. He represented 1877-1881, then 1883-1887 and finally 1899-1901 the State of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

Nicholas Muller was born about six years after the Belgian Revolution in Differdange. He attended community schools in Metz and Luxembourg after the Athenaeum. The Muller family then immigrated to the United States and settled in New York City. He was there for twelve years as a ticket vendor at the railway. He also was a promoter and first director of the Germania Bank in New York City. He sat between 1875 and 1876 in the New York State Assembly in 1875 and was a member of the State Central Committee. Politically, he was a member of the Democratic Party.

In the congressional elections of 1876 Muller was in the fifth electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC chosen, where he became the successor of Edwin R. Meade on March 4, 1877. After a successful re-election in 1880, he suffered a defeat and retired after the March 3, 1881 from the Congress of. He had presided over the Committee on Expenditures in the Interior Ministry during the 46th Congress. Muller ran then for the 48th Congress. After a successful election, he resigned on March 4, 1883 the successor of Benjamin Wood. In 1884 he was selected in the sixth electoral district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he became the successor of Samuel S. Cox on March 4, 1885. Since he gave up for reelection two years later, he retired after March 3, 1887 from the Congress. During the two terms of office he had presided over the Committee on Militia.

In 1888 he was appointed president of the police department. After that, he was president of the Excise ( excise board) and the Quarantine Committee ( quarantine commissioner ).

Muller was elected in 1898 in the seventh election district of New York in the U.S. House of Representatives, where he became the successor of John HG Vehslage on March 4, 1899. He was again re-elected, but resigned on November 22, 1901 back from his seat.

He ran unsuccessfully in 1901 for the post of president of Richmond Borough. In 1904 he was appointed Tax Commissioner. He died on 12 December 1917 in New Brighton and was then buried in the Green-Wood Cemetery in Brooklyn.