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state board of education in 1899. The honorary degree of A.M. was conferred on him by Earlham college in 1878 and that of LL.D. by Harvard college, in 1890. He was married Aug. 27, 1878, to Emily, daughter of Michael Wanzer, a native of Connecticut. Their daughter, Gertrude Cart- land, was graduated at Earlham college, 1898 ; was a graduate student there, 18«8-89, and at Radrliflfe. 1900.

MILLS, Robert, architect, was born in Charles- ton. S.C, Aug. 12, 1781. He studied architecture under Benjamin H. Latrobe (q.v.), in Philadel- phia ; designed and supervised the erection of the fire-proof wings of Independence Hall, Philadel- phia ; the capitol building at Harrisburg. and designed and built the single arch bridge of 740 feet across the Schuylkill river. He was the architect and builder of the custom houses in New London and Middletown, Conn., and in New Bedford and Newburyport, Mass. ; the marine hospitals at Charleston, S.C, and New Orleans, La., and the state penitentiary of Louisiana. He resided in South Carolina, 1820-37, and served part of the time as state architect and engineer. He was api)ointed U.S. architect by President Jackson in 1837. and designed and directed the erection of the Treasury building, the General Post Office building and the Patent Office building. He designed the Washington monument, Balti- more, Md., and the National Washington monu- ment at Washington. The construction of this monument was commenced in 184S, discontinued

1856-77, and completed and unveiled Feb. 22, 1885. Mr. Mills intend- ed the monument to be 600 feet high, square at the top and surrounded at the base by a circular colonnade or pantheon. The pantheon was omit- ted and the plain obelisk lacks 44 feet and 6| inches of the architect's intended height. He is the author of : Statistics of South Carolina, with a folio atlas (1826); American Pharos, or Light- house Guide {\HS2); and Guide to the National Executive Offices (1842). He died in Wash- ington, D.C., March 3, 1855.

MILLS, Roger Quarles, senator, was born in Todd county, Ky.. March 30, 1832; son of Charles Henley and Tabitha Buckner (Daniels) Mills, gjrandson of Nathaniel Mills of Orange county, Va., and a descendant of Charles Mills of Han- over county, Va. He removed to Texas in 1849, studied law with Reuben A. Reeves, Palestine ; was admitted to the bar in 1852, before reaching

was twice representa-

his majority, and practised in Corsicana. He was married, Jan. 7, 1858, to Caroline R., daughter of Henry Jones of Navarro county. He was a representative in the Texas legislature, 1859-60 ; served as a private at Wilson's Creek, Aug. 10, 1861, and was lieu- tenant-colonel and colonel of the 10th Texas infantry, C.S. A., which he com- manded at the battle of Arkansas post. He commanded the Tex- as brigade at Chicka- mauga, after the dis- ability of General Deshler ; commanded his regiment at Mis- sionary Ridge, where he was wounded ; at New Hope church, May 27, 1864, and at Atlanta, July 22, 1864, where he wounded. He was a Democratic tive from the ninth district of Texas in the 43d- 52d congresses, 1873-92, and during Cleveland's first administration, 1885-89, he was chairman of the committee on ways and means and introduced into the house the " Mills bill " which was passed. He was a candidate for speaker of the house in 1891, but was defeated by Charles Fred- erick Crisp of Georgia. He resigned in June,

1892, to take his seat in the U.S. senate, having been elected to succeed Horace Chilton (q.v.), and he was elected for a full term from March 3,

1893, serving in all 1892-99. He received the honorary degree of LL.D. from Washington and Lee university in 1894. He is the author of several magazines articles, including : Nerc Eng- land and the New Tariff Bill ; Tlie Speakership ; A Defective Census ; The Wilson Bill ; and The Gladstone and Blaine Controversy.

MILLS, Samuel John, missionary, was born in Torringford, Conn., April 21, 1783 ; son of the Rev. Samuel John (1743-1833) and Esther (Rob- bins) Mills, and grandson of John and Jane (Lewis) Mills, and of Samuel Robbins of Canaan, Conn. His father was graduated at Yale, 1764, and was pastor at Torringford. 1768-1833. The son conducted a farm inherited from his mater- nal grandmother until 1806, when he abandoned it to enter college. He was graduated at Willamsin 1809 ; was a resident graduate at Yale for a few months, 1809-10, and a student at the Andover Theological seminary, 1810-12. In 1810 he was one of four young men to communicate a paper expressing their deep interest in missions to the heathen, to the meeting of the General Association of Massachusetts at Bradford, which