Milton Sayler

He was a cousin of Henry B. Sayler, who served in the U.S. Congress, representing Indiana.

Born in Lewisburg, Ohio, Sayler attended the public schools.

He pursued classical studies and was graduated from Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, in 1852.

He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Lands (Forty-fourth Congress).

He moved to New York City and resumed the practice of his profession.