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Not to be confused with California State Senator George Miller Jr. or U.S. Representative George Miller.
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George P. Miller
Chair of the House Science Committee
In office
January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1973
Preceded byOverton Brooks
Succeeded byOlin E. Teague
Member of the
U.S. House of Representatives
from California
In office
January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1973
Preceded byAlbert E. Carter
Succeeded byPete Stark
Constituency6th district (1945–1953)
8th district (1953–1973)
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 14th district
In office
January 4, 1937 – January 6, 1941
Preceded byCharles J. Wagner
Succeeded byRandal F. Dickey
Personal details
Born
George Paul Miller

(1891-01-15)January 15, 1891
San Francisco, California, U.S.
DiedDecember 29, 1982(1982-12-29) (aged 91)
Alameda, California, U.S.
Resting placeSan Francisco National Cemetery
Political partyDemocratic
Spouse
Esther M. Perkins
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(m. 1927)​
Children1
Alma materSaint Mary's College of California
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Branch/service346th Field Artillery
Years of service1917–1919
RankLieutenant
Battles/warsWorld War I
During a 1968 visit to the Marshall Space Flight Center, the House Committee on Science and Astronautics toured the S-IVB workshop. Pictured here are Wernher von Braun (standing) and Congressman Miller (sitting on the ergometer bicycle) inside the workshop.

George Paul Miller (January 15, 1891 – December 29, 1982) was an American veteran of World War I who served 14 terms as a U.S. Representative from California from 1945 to 1973.

Early life

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George Paul Miller was born in San Francisco, on January 15, 1891.[1] His father was a dredger captain on the Sacramento River.[2] Miller attended public and private schools. He graduated from Saint Mary's College of California in 1912 with a degree in civil engineering.[1][2][3]

Career

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Early career

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Miller worked as a civil engineer from 1912 to 1917. During the First World War, he served as a lieutenant in the 36th Infantry Division and 346th Field Artillery from 1917 to 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, but it failed during the Great Depression.[1][2] He was a street sweeper in Alameda during the depression.[2]

Political career

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He volunteered in the drive to repeal Prohibition and was elected president of the Alameda County Non-partisan League, a group advocating for the consolidation of Oakland County and Alameda County after the formation of San Francisco's government.[3] He then served as member of the California State Assembly from 1937 to 1941.[1] Miller then ran for a seat on the Alameda County Board of Supervisors, but was unsuccessful.[3] He was executive secretary to the California Division of Fish and Game from 1942 to 1944.[1][3]

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 Oceanography Committee, a subcommittee of the Merchant Marine and Fisheries Committee.[2] He later served as chairman of the Committee on Science and Astronautics (Eighty-seventh through Ninety-second Congresses), after the death of Overton Brooks in 1961.[1][2] He was an unsuccessful candidate for renomination in 1972 to the Ninety-third Congress,[1] defeated in the Democratic primary by Pete Stark.[3]

He was an early supporter for the development of solar power systems.[3]

Personal life

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Miller married Esther M. Perkins of Overton, Nebraska, in 1927. They had one daughter: Ann.[2][3]

Death

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Miller was a resident of Alameda, California, until his death there on December 29, 1982. He was interred in San Francisco National Cemetery in the Presidio of San Francisco, California.[1]

Legacy

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The George Miller Memorial Scholarship at Saint Mary's College and the George P. Miller Fund for Special Education at the Alameda Unified School District were established in his honor.[3]

Electoral history

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George P. Miller electoral history
1944 United States House of Representatives elections[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George Paul Miller 104,441 52
Republican Albert E. Carter (Incumbent) 96,395 48
Total votes 200,836 100.0
Democratic gain from Republican
1946 United States House of Representatives elections[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (Incumbent) 118,548 100.0
Democratic hold
1948 United States House of Representatives elections[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (Incumbent) 194,985 100.0
Democratic hold
1950 United States House of Representatives elections[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (Incumbent) 192,342 100.0
Democratic hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 1952[8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (Incumbent) 156,445 100.0%
Democratic hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 1954[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (Incumbent) 101,803 65.4%
Republican Jessie M. Ritchie 53,869 34.6%
Total votes 155,672 100.0%
Democratic hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 1956[10]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (Incumbent) 136,720 65.6%
Republican Robert Lee Watkins 71,700 34.4%
Total votes 208,420 100.0%
Democratic hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 1958[11]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (Incumbent) 181,437 100.0%
Democratic hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 1960[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (Incumbent) 152,476 62%
Republican Robert E. Hannon 93,403 38%
Total votes 245,879 100%
Democratic hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 1962[13]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (Incumbent) 97,014 72.5%
Republican Harold Petersen 36,810 27.5%
Total votes 133,824 100.0%
Democratic hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 1964[14]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (Incumbent) 108,771 70.3%
Republican Donald E. McKay 46,063 29.7%
Total votes 154,834 100.0%
Democratic hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 1966[15]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (Incumbent) 92,263 65.4%
Republican Raymond P. Britton 48,727 34.6%
Total votes 140,990 100.0%
Democratic hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 1968[16]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (Incumbent) 104,231 64%
Republican Raymond P. Britton 58,584 36%
Total votes 162,815 100%
Democratic hold
United States House of Representatives elections, 1970[17]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George P. Miller (Incumbent) 104,311 69%
Republican Michael A. Crane 46,872 31%
Total votes 151,183 100%
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h "Miller, George Paul". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g "Science Leader in House: George Paul Miller". New York Times. March 23, 1962. p. 16. Retrieved August 29, 2021.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h "George P. Miller". San Francisco Examiner. January 2, 1983. p. B7. Retrieved August 29, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  4. ^ "1944 election results" (PDF).
  5. ^ "1946 election results" (PDF).
  6. ^ "1948 election results" (PDF).
  7. ^ "1950 election results" (PDF).
  8. ^ 1952 election results
  9. ^ 1954 election results
  10. ^ 1956 election results
  11. ^ 1958 election results
  12. ^ 1960 election results
  13. ^ 1962 election results
  14. ^ 1964 election results
  15. ^ 1966 election results
  16. ^ 1968 election results
  17. ^ 1970 election results
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U.S. House of Representatives
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 6th congressional district
1945–1953 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Member of the U.S. House of Representatives
from California's 8th congressional district
1953–1973 		Succeeded by

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