Roger H. Mills

Roger H. Mills
Roger H. Mills
20th Secretary of State of Connecticut
	In office; June 1849 – June 1850
Preceded by	John Brownlee Robertson
Succeeded by	Hiram Weed
6th Mayor of Beloit, Wisconsin
	In office; April 1862 – April 1863
Preceded by	Charles H. Parker
Succeeded by	Beriah C. Rogers
Member of the Connecticut Senate; from the New Hartford district
	In office; May 1, 1848 – May 1, 1849
Personal details
Born	April 18, 1813; New Hartford, Connecticut, U.S.
Died	November 12, 1881 (aged 68); Beloit, Wisconsin, U.S.
Resting place	Oakwood Cemetery, Beloit
Political party	Republican; Whig (before 1856);
Profession	Lawyer

Roger Henry Mills (April 18, 1813 – November 12, 1881) was an American lawyer, politician, and Wisconsin pioneer. He was the 20th Secretary of State of Connecticut and served in the Connecticut House of Representatives and Senate. After moving to Wisconsin, he was elected the 6th mayor of Beloit, Wisconsin.

Biography

Born in New Hartford, Connecticut, son of Roger and Harriet Merrill Mills, Roger Henry Mills went to Yale Law School and was admitted to the Connecticut bar. He practiced law in New Hartford, Connecticut. Mills served in the Connecticut House of Representatives in 1839 and 1840. In 1848, Mills served in the Connecticut State Senate and was a Whig. In 1849, he was elected Secretary of State of Connecticut. He was also probate judge. He later became a Republican. In 1853, Mills moved to Beloit, Wisconsin and continued to practice law. Mills served as mayor of Beloit, Wisconsin. Mills died in Beloit, Wisconsin.^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]

^ 'Report of the Proceedings of the State Bar Association of Wisconsin, February 2–3, 1901, Madison, Wisconsin,' Taylor and Gleason Book and Job Printers, Madison, Wisconsin" 1901, Biographical Sketch of Roger H. Mills, pg. 329
^ Connecticut General Assembly database
^ 'The United States Biographical Dictionary Portrait Gallery Eminent and Self-Made Men Wisconsin Volume,' American Biographical Publishing Company. Chicago, Cincinnati and New York: 1877, Biographical Sketch of Roger H. Mills, pg. 69-70
^ 'Roll of State Officers and Members of the General Assembly of Connecticut, From 1776 to 1881, pg. 318-325

Political offices
Preceded by John B. Robertson	Secretary of the State of Connecticut 1849–1850	Succeeded by Hiram Weed
Preceded by Charles H. Parker	Mayor of Beloit, Wisconsin April 1862 – April 1863	Succeeded by Beriah C. Rogers

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