Background
Miller, Gerrit Smith was born on January 30, 1845 in Cazenovia, New York, United States. Son of Charles Dudley and Elizabeth (Smith) Miller.
Miller, Gerrit Smith was born on January 30, 1845 in Cazenovia, New York, United States. Son of Charles Dudley and Elizabeth (Smith) Miller.
Preparatory education, Epes Sargent-Dixwell School, Boston, Massachusetts, 1860-1865. Student Harvard, 1865-1866 (withdrew on account of ill-health). Honorary Master of Arts, same university, 1924.
Importer and breeder of Holstein-Friesian cattle. Founder, 1869, Kreimhild Herd (oldest Holstein herd in America). Editor Holstein Herd Book, 1878.
Member of New York Assembly, 1880.
Member of the board of control Experiment Station, for Agriculture, Geneva, New York, 1883-1887.
Member of New York Assembly, 1880. Member of the board of control Experiment Station, for Agriculture, Geneva, New York, 1883-1887. Member 28th Unattached Militia, Boston, 1863-1864.
Married Susan Hunt Dixwell, Wil-21, 1867. Children: Gerrit Smith, Basil Dixwell, William Fitzhugh (deceased).