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Rep. William Henry Miller, 14th Congressional District

| September 28, 2011

The second of the Civil War representatives for the 14th Congressional District of Pennsylvania was William Henry Miller (1829-1870), a Democrat from Harrisburg, Dauphin County. As the representative from the 14th Congressional District, he represented an area which included Gratz Borough.  William Henry Miller defeated Galusha A. Grow, a Republican, who was Speaker of the […]

Galusha A. Grow – Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives

| August 9, 2011

Galusha Aaron Grow (1822-1907)  was the Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 37th Congress and served in that capacity from 1861 through 1863.  He represented the 14th Congressional District of Pennsylvania, of which Gratz and Dauphin County were a part.  At the time of his re-election in 1860, he was a Republican, […]