William Millward

William Millward (* June 30, 1822 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, † November 28, 1871 in Kirkwood, Delaware ) was an American politician. Between 1855 and 1857, and again from 1859 to 1861, he represented the state of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives.

Career

William Millward attended the common schools and worked in the leather processing. Politically he was first a member of the short-lived opposition party. He then became a member of the Republican Party, founded in 1854. In the congressional elections of 1854 he as a candidate of the opposition party in the third electoral district of Pennsylvania in the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington DC was chosen, where he succeeded the Democrat John Robbins on March 4, 1855. Since he has not been confirmed in 1856, he was initially able to do only one term in Congress until March 3, 1857. This was marked by the events leading up to the Civil War.

In 1858, William Millward was elected as a Republican in the fourth district of his state again in Congress, where he replaced Henry Myer Phillips on March 4, 1859. Until March 3, 1861, he could spend another term as congressman, was determined by the events of imminent civil war. During this time, Millward was chairman of the Patent Committee.

Between 1861 and 1865 Millward U.S. Marshal was for the eastern part of the State of Pennsylvania. In 1866 he was appointed Director of the United States Mint. Since this appeal was not confirmed by the U.S. Senate, he had to give back his post after six months. He died on 28 November 1871 in Kirkwood and was buried in Philadelphia.