George P. Miller
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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.
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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.
References
- United States Congress. "George P. Miller (id: M000727)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
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- 1891 births
- 1982 deaths
- Saint Mary's College of California alumni
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from California
- Members of the California State Assembly
- United States Army officers
- Politicians from San Francisco
- People from Alameda, California
- San Francisco Bay Area politicians
- California Democrats
- Democratic Party members of the United States House of Representatives
- 20th-century American politicians