Samuel Presley Miller
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Parents
Samuel Miller
Samuel Miller
1805 - 1891
Janetta Wilson
Janetta Wilson
1810 - 1878
Spouse
Priscilla Ann Jenkins
Priscilla Ann Jenkins
1852 - 1918
Siblings
John F Miller
John F Miller
1835 - 1899
Isabella P Miller
Isabella P Miller
1837 - 1864
James Wilson Miller
James Wilson Miller
1838 - 1929
Rebecca Ellen Miller
Rebecca Ellen Miller
1841 - 1934
William Henry Miller
William Henry Miller
1843 - 1926

1878


Oct 1
Age: 30y
1878 • American-born artist James McNeill Whistler's libel case against English critic John Ruskin over a review of the painting Nocturne in Black and Gold – The Falling Rocket (in which Whistler is described as "flinging a pot of paint in the public's face")Ruskin, John (1877-07-02). Fors Clavigera. is decided in the High Court of Justice in London. Whistler wins a farthing in nominal damages and only half of the costs, leading to his bankruptcy, and alienates patrons.

1932


Jan 7
Age: 83y

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