Scheller A. Miller

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Scheller A. Miller
S A Miller.jpg
c. 1917
Member of the Mississippi State Senate
from the 24th district
In office
January 1916 January 1920
Personal details
Born(1885-06-01)June 1, 1885
Una, Mississippi
DiedJanuary 1925(1925-01-00) (aged 39)
Memphis, Tennessee
Political party Democratic

Scheller Alexander Miller (June 1, 1885 - January 1925) was an American Democratic politician. He was a member of the Mississippi State Senate from 1916 to 1920.

Biography

Scheller Alexander Miller was born on June 1, 1885, in Una, Clay County, Mississippi. [1] He was the son of Thomas Wesley Miller and his wife, Jimmie Adrian (Shell) Miller. [1] Miller attended the public schools in his area. [1] He graduated from Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical College with a B. Sc. degree in 1907. [1] He taught at rural schools for the next three years. [1] He graduated from Cornell University with another degree, and then worked in agriculture. [1] [2] He worked as an agricultural and industrial agent for railroad companies, and then worked for the state of New York in the dairy industry. [1] In November 1915, Miller was elected to represent the 24th District as a Democrat in the Mississippi State Senate for the 1916–1920 term. [1] [2] During his term, Miller fought in World War I. [2] He was a candidate to represent Mississippi's 4th District in the U. S. House of Representatives in 1922. [2] Miller died in January 1925, in a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 784–785.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "S A Miller". The Winona Times. 1922-03-17. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
  3. "Death of S. A. Miller". Clarion-Ledger. 1925-01-24. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-02-21.