Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations . dedfrom Roger Williams through his paternal grand-mother, whose grandfather, Major Benjamin Potter,married Jemima ^Villiams, daughter of Joseph Wil-liams, Esq., grandson of Roger Williams. On hismothers side he is descended from the Lawtons ofPortsmouth, R. I., who settled in .\quidneck in grandfather, Darius Perry Lawton, was one ofthe earliest manufacturers in New England, havingbuilt a mill and begun the manufacture of woolens i
Men of progress; biographical sketches and portraits of leaders in business and professional life in the state of Rhode Island and Providence plantations . dedfrom Roger Williams through his paternal grand-mother, whose grandfather, Major Benjamin Potter,married Jemima ^Villiams, daughter of Joseph Wil-liams, Esq., grandson of Roger Williams. On hismothers side he is descended from the Lawtons ofPortsmouth, R. I., who settled in .\quidneck in grandfather, Darius Perry Lawton, was one ofthe earliest manufacturers in New England, havingbuilt a mill and begun the manufacture of woolens inPlainfield in 1811. He received his early educationin the public and private schools of Plainfield andprepared for college in Mowry & Goffs English andClassical school, Providence. He entered BrownUniversity and graduated in the class of 1871 with MEN OF PROGRESS. 199 the degree of A. B., afterward receiving the degreeof A. M. He adopted the law as his professionand was admitted to the Rhode Island Bar, April2, 1874. He was assistant clerk of the SupremeCourt of Rhode Island from May 1873 to October1876. In June 1878 he formed a law partnership. AUGUSTUS S, MILLER. with Hon. H. J. Spooner. The firm afterward be-came Spooner, Miller & Brown, by the admission ofArthur L. Brown, Esq. The firm becaine Miller &Brown, January i, 1885, and so continued till Janu-ary I, 1894, when it was dissolved. He was ad-mitted and qualified as attorney and counsellor in theUnited States Supreme Court Jan. 9, 1890. He hasalways enjoyed a large practice and been employedin a number of important cases. He has taken anactive part in public life and politics. He waschairman of the Democratic City Committee in1881-83, member of the Common Council of Provi-dence 1885-87 and its President in 1887. He waselected a member of the House of Representativesof the General Assembly in 1884-85 and in 1889-91, and was Speaker of the House 1889 91. Hewas the Senator from Providence in the RhodeIsland Senate 1893-94
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