William Millward

{{Short description|American politician (1822–1871)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | name = William Millward | image = | state1 = Pennsylvania | district1 = 3rd | term_start1 = March 4, 1855 | term_end1 = March 3, 1857 | preceded1 = John Robbins | succeeded1 = James Landy | state2 = Pennsylvania | district2 = 4th | term_start2 = March 4, 1859 | term_end2 = March 3, 1861 | preceded2 = Henry M. Phillips | succeeded2 = William D. Kelley | office3 = Director of the United States Mint | term_start3 = October 1, 1866 | term_end3 = April 1, 1867 | president3 = Andrew Johnson | predecessor3 = James Pollock | successor3 = Henry Linderman | birth_date = {{birth date text|June 30, 1822}} | death_date = {{death date and age|November 28, 1871|June 30, 1822}} | birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_place = Kirkwood, Delaware, U.S. | resting_place = Laurel Hill Cemetery, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | spouse = | children = | profession = {{ubl | leather manufacturer | politician }} | party = {{ubl |Opposition Party |Republican }} | alma_mater = }} '''William Millward''' (June 30, 1822 – November 28, 1871) was an American politician who served as an Opposition Party member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1855 to 1857 and as a Republican member for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district from 1859 to 1861. He served as marshal for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1861 to 1865 and as Director of the United States Mint from October 1866 to April 1867.

==Early life and education== Millward was born on June 30, 1822, in the Northern Liberties neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attended the public schools and was engaged in the manufacture of leather.<ref name=bioguide>{{cite web |title=Millward, William 1822-1871 |url=https://bioguide.congress.gov/search/bio/M000782 |website=www.bioguide.congress.gov |publisher=Biographical Directory of the United States Congress |access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref>

==Career== He was elected as an Opposition Party candidate to the Thirty-fourth Congress, and served as United States representative from Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from March 4, 1855, to March 4, 1857. He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1856, but was elected as a Republican in 1858 and served as U.S. representative from Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district from March 4, 1859, to March 4, 1861. During that term, he was chairman of the United States House Committee on Patents.<ref name=bioguide/>

Appointed by President Abraham Lincoln, Millward served as marshal for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1861 to 1865, confiscating and destroying Democratic newspapers from trains, post offices, and ships in port.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Manber |first1=Jeffrey |last2=Dahlstrom |first2=Neil |title=Lincoln's Wrath: Fierce Mobs, Brilliant Scoundrels and a President's Mission to Destroy the Press |date=2005 |publisher=Sourcebooks, Inc. |location=Naperville, IL |isbn=978-1-4022-0398-5 |page=261 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9tOx9eYUY-YC |access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref> He was involved in the Marshal's sale of the British brig Ariel which was captured by the Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the American Civil War and sold at auction.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rulon-Miller Books |url=https://www.rulon.com/pages/books/63430/william-millward-e-d-of-penna-u-s-marshall/marshals-sale-by-virtue-of-a-writ-of-sale-by-the-hon-john-cadwalader-judge-of-the-distric-court-of-the |website=www.rulon.com |publisher=Rulon-Miller Books |access-date=25 July 2023}}</ref>

He was appointed Director of the United States Mint in September 1866 by President Andrew Johnson, however his appointment was not confirmed by the United States Senate and he served only six months from October 1866 to April 1867.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Martin |first1=John Hill |title=Martin's Bench and Bar of Philadelphia |date=1883 |publisher=Rees Welsh & Co. |location=Philadelphia |page=135 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lDgVAAAAYAAJ |access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=History Timeline 1800s |url=https://www.usmint.gov/learn/history/timeline-of-the-united-states-mint-1800s |website=www.usmint.gov |publisher=United States Mint |access-date=24 July 2023}}</ref>

Millward died in Kirkwood, Delaware, on November 28, 1871<ref name=bioguide/> and he was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.<ref>{{cite web |title=William Millward |url=https://remembermyjourney.com/memorials/william-millward?id=Zn7QGWb3 |website=remembermyjourney.com |publisher=webCemeteries |access-date=4 January 2025}}</ref>

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==External links== *[https://www.remembermyjourney.com/Search/27?q=William%20Millward&searchCemeteryId=&birthYear=&deathYear=#deceased=1739167 Grave]

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