William Millward (June 30, 1822 – November 28, 1871) was an American politician who served as an Opposition Party member of the United States House of Representatives for Pennsylvania's 3rd congressional district from 1855 to 1857 and as a Republican member for Pennsylvania's 4th congressional district from 1859 to 1861.
[1] Appointed by President Abraham Lincoln, Millward served as marshal for the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1861 to 1865, confiscating and destroying Democratic newspapers from trains, post offices, and ships in port.
[2] He was involved in the Marshal's sale of the British brig Ariel which was captured by the Atlantic Blockading Squadron during the American Civil War and sold at auction.
[4][5] Millward died in Kirkwood, Delaware, on November 28, 1871[1] and he was interred at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Philadelphia.
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