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American industrialist and politician This article is about the American industrialist. For other people of a similar name, see Charles Miner (disambiguation). For the Liberian diplomat, see Charles A. Minor.

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
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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 and served three terms (1875–1880) in the Pennsylvania House of Representatives as a state legislator from Wilkes-Barre.

Biography

Charles Abbott Miner was born in Plains Township, Pennsylvania on August 30, 1830.

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

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

References

  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. ^ 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. ^ "Hon. C. A. Miner". The Wilkes-Barre Record. July 25, 1903. p. 5. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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