Background
Miller, Elihu Spencer was born on September 3, 1817 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Samuel and Sarah (Sergeant) Miller.
Miller, Elihu Spencer was born on September 3, 1817 in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. Son of Samuel and Sarah (Sergeant) Miller.
Graduate Princeton, 1836.
Admitted to bar, Baltimore, 1842. Practiced law, Philadelphia, from 1843. Active in reform movements, Philadelphia.
Expert in tax and equity cases.
Professor of law University of Pennsylvania, 1852-1872. Active Unionist during Civil War, commanded artillery company of militia, helped raise bounty funds for Pennsylvania.
Vice provost Law Academy of Philadelphia Author: A Treatise on the Law of Partition by Writ in Pennsylvania, 1847. Editor: Treatise on the Lien of Mechanic and Material Men in Pennsylvania (Sergeant), 1846.
Married Anna Emlen, 1853.