Miller, David

Miller, David a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born at New Hartford, Connecticut, November 24, 1792. He entered the ministry in 1816 as a member of the New York Conference. For several years he was chaplain at the State Prison at Wethersfield. In 1855 he was appointed presiding elder of the Hartford District. He died at Bristol, Connecticut, December 26, 1855. David Miller was a man of good judgment and a practical mind, which aided him in his own affairs and also in giving counsel to others. As a preacher, he was plain and earnest, relying upon the truth which he endeavored always to proclaim in the spirit of one determined not to know anything among men save Jesus Christ and him crucified.