John E. Miller
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John Elvis Miller | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas | |
In office 1941–1967 | |
Appointed by | Franklin D. Roosevelt |
Preceded by | Heartsill Ragon |
Succeeded by | Paul X. Williams |
United States Senator from Arkansas | |
In office November 15, 1937 – March 31, 1941 | |
Preceded by | Joseph T. Robinson |
Succeeded by | George L. Spencer |
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arkansas's 2nd district | |
In office March 4, 1931 – November 14, 1937 | |
Preceded by | Pearl P. Oldfield |
Succeeded by | District inactive |
Personal details | |
Born | Stoddard County, Missouri | May 15, 1888
Died | January 30, 1981 Fort Smith, Arkansas | (aged 92)
Political party | Democratic |
John Elvis Miller (May 15, 1888 – January 30, 1981) was a Democratic Party politician from Arkansas who represented the state in the United States House of Representatives from 1931 until 1937, and in the United States Senate from 1937 until 1941.
Miller was born in Aid, Missouri on May 15, 1888, and began his education in public schools. He attended the public Southeast Missouri State Teachers College at Cape Girardeau, and Valparaiso University; in 1912 he graduated from the law department of the University of Kentucky at Lexington, in which year he was admitted to the bar and began practicing in Searcy, Arkansas. During this time, he was also active in banking, while remaining interested in politics; he was a delegate to the state constitutional convention in 1918, and he served from 1919 to 1922 as a prosecuting attorney on the state's first judicial circuit. He was elected in 1930 to the United States House of Representatives, serving there until his resignation in 1937 to become a senator; he had been elected to the Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Joseph T. Robinson. Among his vanquished opponents was sitting Governor Carl Edward Bailey. Although the term ended in 1943, Miller resigned in 1941 to take up his appointment as a judge for the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas. He was one of the district judges in the Little Rock Nine case.[1][2] He retired from his post in 1967 and became a senior district judge. Miller lived in Fort Smith, Arkansas until his death on January 30, 1981.
Further reading
- United States Congress. "John E. Miller (id: M000738)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.
References
- ^ "School Law in Arkansas to Be Studied". The Spokesman-Review. May 4, 1959. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
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(help) - ^ "Little Rock Integration Steps Ruled". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 11, 1958. Retrieved June 24, 2015.
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- 1888 births
- 1981 deaths
- People from Stoddard County, Missouri
- Southeast Missouri State University alumni
- Valparaiso University alumni
- University of Kentucky College of Law alumni
- People from Searcy, Arkansas
- Members of the United States House of Representatives from Arkansas
- United States Senators from Arkansas
- Arkansas Democrats
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Western District of Arkansas
- United States district court judges appointed by Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 20th-century American judges
- Politicians from Fort Smith, Arkansas
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