Miller, Stephen Decatur, 1787-1838
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Lancaster and Sumter District S.C. attorney, plantation owner, and politician. He served in the South Carolina Senate and was governor of the state 1828 to 1830. An ardent supporter of states rights, Miller also served in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. Miller's daughter Mary Boykin Miller married James Chesnut, Jr. (1815-1885).
From the description of Stephen Decatur Miller papers, 1821-1834. (The South Carolina Historical Society). WorldCat record id: 36794127
South Carolina governor and U.S. senator.
From the description of Papers, 1828-1834. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 41150067
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Subjects:
- Free trade
- Governor
- Legislators
- Newspaper editors
- Plantations
- Secession
- State rights
- Tariff
Occupations:
- Governors
- Lawyers
- Legislators
- Plantation owners
Places:
- South Carolina (as recorded)
- Plane Hill Plantation (Kershaw County, S.C.) (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
- Stateburg (S.C.) (as recorded)
- South Carolina (as recorded)
- Lancaster (S.C.) (as recorded)
- United States (as recorded)
