Charles Stephen Millington (March 13, 1855 – October 25, 1913) was an American politician and banker from New York. He served as a U.S. Representative from 1909 to 1911.
Early life
Charles Stephen Millington was born on March 13, 1855, in Norway, New York, to Harty L. (née Lamberson) and Stephen R. Millington. He attended the district schools of Poland, the Fairfield Academy, and Hungerford Collegiate Institute.[1][2][3]
Career
At the age of 19, Millington began working at the Hungerford National Bank, Adams, New York. He organized and became the cashier of the Bank of Poland. In 1880, he reorganized the Bank of Poland into a national bank. He moved to Herkimer, New York, in 1894 and became vice president of the Herkimer Bank. In 1895, he became president of the bank and the bank became national in 1898.[1][2] He was president of the First National Bank of Dolgeville and served as vice president of the Mohawk Valley Real Estate Company.[2]
Millington married Allie T. Webster, daughter of John Robert Webster, of Poland, on March 6, 1878. They had three children, Maud, Harty and Ada.[2]
Millington lived on North Prospect Street in Herkimer.[2] He died on October 25, 1913, in Herkimer. He was interred in Pine Grove Cemetery in Poland.[1]