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{{short description|American politician}}

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|name= Milton Sayler
| image=Milton Sayler Brady Handy.05035.jpg
|state= [[Ohio]]
|district= [[Ohio's 1st congressional district|1st]]
|party= [[United States Democratic Party|Democratic]]
|term_start = March 4, 1873 
|term_end = March 3, 1879
|preceded= [[Ozro J. Dodds]]
|succeeded= [[Benjamin Butterworth]]
|state_house2=Ohio
|district2=[[Hamilton County, Ohio|Hamilton County]]
|term_start2=January 6, 1862
|term_end2=January 3, 1864
|preceded2=seven others
|succeeded2=ten others
|alongside2=eight others
| birth_date = {{birth date|1831|11|4}}
| birth_place = [[Lewisburg, Ohio]]
| death_date = {{death date and age|1892|11|17|1831|11|4}}
| death_place = [[New York City]]
| restingplace=[[Spring Grove Cemetery]]
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| children = 
| religion= 
|alma_mater =[[Miami University]]<br>[[Cincinnati Law School]]
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'''Milton Sayler''' (November 4, 1831 &ndash; November 17, 1892) was an American lawyer and politician who served as a three-term [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. Representative]] from [[Ohio]] from 1873 to 1879. He was a cousin of [[Henry B. Sayler]], who served in the [[U.S. Congress]], representing [[Indiana]].

==Early life and career ==
Born in [[Lewisburg, Ohio]], Sayler attended the public schools.
He pursued classical studies and was graduated from [[Miami University]], [[Oxford, Ohio]], in 1852.
He studied law at the [[Cincinnati Law School]].
He was [[Admission to the bar in the United States|admitted to the bar]] and commenced practice in [[Cincinnati, Ohio]].

==Political career ==
He served as member of the [[Ohio House of Representatives]] in 1862 and 1863.
He served as member of the [[Cincinnati City Council]] in 1864 and 1865.

==Congress ==
Sayler was elected as a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] to the [[43rd United States Congress|Forty-third]], [[44th United States Congress|Forty-fourth]], and [[45th United States Congress|Forty-fifth]] Congresses (March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1879).
He served as chairman of the Committee on Public Lands (Forty-fourth Congress).
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1878 to the [[46th United States Congress|Forty-sixth]] Congress.

==Later career and death ==
He moved to [[New York City]] and resumed the practice of his profession.
He died in that city November 17, 1892.
He was interred in [[Spring Grove Cemetery]], [[Cincinnati, Ohio]].

==Notes==
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==Sources==
{{CongBio|S000101}}

==External links==
* {{Internet Archive author |sname=Milton Sayler}}
*{{Find a Grave|11401688}}
*{{Cite Appletons'|wstitle=Sayler, Milton|year=1900 |short=x}}
*{{Bioguide}}

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