MILLER, George Funston

1809 - 1885  (76 years)

• Name	MILLER, George Funston
  Birth	5 Sep 1809	Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Biography	MILLER, George Funston, representative, was born in Chillisquaque township, Northumberland county, Pa., Sept. 5, 1809; son of John T. and Sarah (Funston) Miller, and grandson of John and Susannah (Bowers) Truckenmiller. He attended the academy at Milton, Pa., engaged in teaching school, studied law and practised in Lewisburg, Pa. He was a Republican representative from the fourteenth Pennsylvania district in the 39th and 40th congresses, 1865-09; was active in establishing the University at Lewisburg in 1846; was a member of the board of curators, 1846-83, scribe, 1847-51, and secretary of the board of trustees, 1848-64. He received the honorary degree of L.L.D. from Bucknell University in 1876. He was married, Sept. 27, 1836, to An Amanda, daughter of Daniel Rose Bright, of Milton, Pa. His two sons became lawyers. He died in Lewisburg. Pa., Oct. 21, 1885.
  _UID	A5334CBC624342C1A381E6E979FCC1883949
  Death	21 Oct 1885	Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I10045	Milton Families
  Last Modified	30 Apr 2016

  
  

  Father	MILLER, John T.
  Mother	FUNSTON, Sarah
  Family ID	F3236	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	BRIGHT, Amanda,   b. 1814   d. Yes, date unknown
  Marriage	27 Sep 1836
  Family ID	F3235	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Apr 2024

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 5 Sep 1809 - Chillisquaque, Northumberland, Pennsylvania, United States Death - 21 Oct 1885 - Lewisburg, Union, Pennsylvania, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S171] The Biographical Dictionary of America, vol. 07, 397.