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George P. Miller | |
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Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California | |
January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1973 | |
Albert E. Carter | |
Pete Stark | |
Constituency | 6th district (1945-53) 8th district (1953-73) |
Member of the California State Assembly | |
1937-1941 | |
Personal details | |
Born | George Paul Miller January 15, 1891 San Francisco, California |
Died | December 29, 1982 Alameda, California | (aged 91)
Political party | Democratic Party |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | 346th Field Artillery |
Years of service | 1917-1919 |
Rank | Lieutenant |
George Paul Miller (January 15, 1891 - December 29, 1982) was a U.S. Representative from California.
Born in San Francisco, California, Miller attended public and private schools. He graduated from Saint Mary's College of California in 1912. and worked as a civil engineer from 1912 to 1917. During the First World War, he served as a lieutenant in the Thirty-sixth and Three Hundred and Forty-sixth Field Artillery 1917-1919. After serving as member of the United States Veterans' Bureau from 1921 to 1925, Miller resumed activities as a civil engineer. He was also co-owner of a travel agency in San Francisco. He served as member of the California State assembly 1937-1941. He was executive secretary to the California Division of Fish and Game 1942-1944.
Miller was elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-ninth and to the thirteen succeeding Congresses (January 3, 1945 - January 3, 1973). He served as chairman of the Committee on Science and Astronautics (Eighty-seventh through Ninety-second Congresses). He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1972 to the Ninety-third Congress, defeated in the Democratic primary by Pete Stark. He was a resident of Alameda, California, until his death there on December 29, 1982. He was interred in San Francisco National Cemetery, Presidio of San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
U.S. House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded by Albert E. Carter |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 6th congressional district 1945-1953 |
Succeeded by Robert Condon |
Preceded by Jack Z. Anderson |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from California's 8th congressional district 1953-1973 |
Succeeded by Pete Stark |
This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress website http://bioguide.congress.gov.