John M. Millikin

Who was John M. Millikin?

John M. Millikin was a Republican politician in the state of Ohio and was Ohio State Treasurer from 1876-1878.

John Millikin was born October 14, 1804 in Greensboro Greene County, Pennsylvania. Three years later, his family moved to Hamilton, Ohio, his father, Daniel Millikin becoming the first physician in that place. He had private teachers, and spent a year at Washington College in Washington County, Pennsylvania from 1824 and 1825. He was admitted to the bar in Ohio September 5, 1827, and went into partnership with William Bebb. When Bebb was elected governor, Millikin retired from legal practice and moved to his farm three miles from Hamilton. He raised Poland China domestic pigs, and was the first president of the Ohio Poland-China Record Association, and was re-elected unanimously. He wrote the history of the breed.

Millikin was an officer in the State militia for several years, and was on Governor Thomas Corwin's staff. In 1846 he was a member of the state board of equalization, and spent three terms on the State Board of Agriculture. In 1860 he was named a trustee of Miami University for nine years, and was re-appointed twice more, serving until his death.