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'''Charles Abbott Miner''' (August 30, 1830 - July 25, 1903) was an industrialist and 3-term representative (1875 - 1880) in the Pennsylvania State House representing Wilkes-Barre. He was a Republican.
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| birth_place = [[Plains Township, Pennsylvania|Plains Township]], Pennsylvania
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| death_place = [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania|Wilkes-Barre]], Pennsylvania
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| party = [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
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'''Charles Abbott Miner''' (August 30, 1830 – July 25, 1903) was an American industrialist and politician. He was affiliated with the [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] and served three terms (1875–1880) in the [[Pennsylvania House of Representatives]] as a state legislator from Wilkes-Barre.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=mQpJAQAAMAAJ&pg=PA110|title=The Historical Record of Wyoming Valley: A Compilation of Matters of Local History from the Columns of the Wilkes-Barre Record|date=October 1, 1903|publisher=Press of the Wilkes-Barre record.|pages=110–113}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last1=Jordan |first1=John Woolf |title=Colonial And Revolutionary Families Of Pennsylvania |date=2004 |isbn=9780806352398 |pages=727–728 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=arAfWBsvO1gC&pg=PA727}}</ref>

==Biography==
Charles Abbott Miner was born in [[Plains Township, Pennsylvania]] on August 30, 1830.<ref name=PennBio>{{Cite book |url=https://archive.org/details/encyclopediaofpe07jord/page/n164/mode/1up |title=Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography, Illustrated |volume=VII |editor-first=John W. |editor-last=Jordan |publisher=[[Lewis Historical Publishing Company]] |place=New York |pages=2341–2343 |date=1916 |access-date=2023-06-21 |via=Internet Archive}}</ref><ref name=RecordObit>{{Cite news |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-leader-hon-c-a-miner/126861204/ |title=Hon. C. A. Miner |newspaper=[[The Wilkes-Barre Record]] |page=5 |date=1903-07-25 |access-date=2023-06-21 |via=Newspapers.com}}</ref>

He married Eliza Ross Atherton on January 19, 1853, and they had six children.<ref name=PennBio/>

He died at his home in [[Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania]] on July 25, 1903.<ref name=RecordObit/>


==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 06:38, 20 December 2023

Charles Abbott Miner
Member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives
In office
1875–1880
ConstituencyWilkes-Barre
Personal details
Born(1830-08-30)August 30, 1830
Plains Township, Pennsylvania
DiedJuly 25, 1903(1903-07-25) (aged 72)
Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Eliza Ross Atherton
(m. 1853)
Children6
OccupationIndustrialist, politician
Signature

Charles Abbott Miner (August 30, 1830 – July 25, 1903) was an American industrialist and politician. He was affiliated with the Republican Party and served three terms (1875–1880) in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a state legislator from Wilkes-Barre.[1][2]

Biography

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Charles Abbott Miner was born in Plains Township, Pennsylvania on August 30, 1830.[3][4]

He married Eliza Ross Atherton on January 19, 1853, and they had six children.[3]

He died at his home in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on July 25, 1903.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "The Historical Record of Wyoming Valley: A Compilation of Matters of Local History from the Columns of the Wilkes-Barre Record". Press of the Wilkes-Barre record. October 1, 1903. pp. 110–113.
  2. ^ Jordan, John Woolf (2004). Colonial And Revolutionary Families Of Pennsylvania. pp. 727–728. ISBN 9780806352398.
  3. ^ a b Jordan, John W., ed. (1916). Encyclopedia of Pennsylvania Biography, Illustrated. Vol. VII. New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company. pp. 2341–2343. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Internet Archive.
  4. ^ a b "Hon. C. A. Miner". The Wilkes-Barre Record. July 25, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.