Henry Carleton Miller (February 1, 1828 – March 4, 1899) was a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court from February 1, 1894, to March 4, 1899.[1][2]

Born in Covington, Louisiana.[3] Miller attended private schools and thereafter read law without supervision to gain admission to the bar in 1851.[1] Miller was a United States Attorney from 1856 to 1861,[3] and a Confederate States of America District Attorney during the American Civil War, from 1861 to 1865,[3] appointed to the latter position by Confederate president Jefferson Davis.[1] Later in life, Miller became a professor of law at Tulane University Law School, teaching admiralty and marine law, international law, and jurisdiction and practice of courts of admiralty.[4] He was elected dean of the law school in 1889.[4][3][1]

Miller became a justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court in 1894, and served until his death, in New Orleans, on March 4, 1899.[3][1] Miller died in his home shortly after an operation intended to relieve a bout of intense pain in his intestines. Although the operation was deemed a success, and the pain was alleviated, he shortly thereafter lapsed into a coma, from which he never recovered.[5]

Miller was married to Louisa Knox of St. Landry Parish.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Henry Carleton Miller (1828 – 1899)". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved May 15, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Louisiana Supreme Court Justices, 1813-Present". Louisiana Supreme Court. Archived from the original on 2019-06-08. Retrieved May 16, 2020.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 Celebration of the Centenary of the Supreme Court of Louisiana (March 1, 1913), in John Wymond, Henry Plauché Dart, eds., The Louisiana Historical Quarterly (1922), p. 123.
  4. 1 2 "The Law School: Reorganziation of That Department of Tulane University of Louisiana", The Times-Picayune (January 4, 1889), p. 8.
  5. ↑ "Henry C. Miller Dies Suddenly", The Times-Picayune (March 5, 1899), p. 1.


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