Clarence E. Miller

Clarence E. Miller (1991)

Clarence Ellsworth Miller Jr. (born November 1, 1917 in Lancaster , Ohio , †  August 2, 2011 there ) was an American politician . Between 1967 and 1993 he represented the state of Ohio in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Clarence Miller attended public schools in his home country and then worked as an electrician. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . He was elected to Lancaster City Council in 1957 and 1961. From 1963 to 1965 he was mayor of this city. During this time he was a member of the National League of Cities and the corresponding body at the state level. He was also a board member of the Ohio Mayors' Association.

In the 1966 congressional election , Miller was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC , in the tenth constituency of Ohio , where he succeeded Democrat Walter H. Moeller on January 3, 1967 . After twelve re-elections, he was able to complete a total of 13 legislative terms in Congress by January 3, 1993 . During this time, the Vietnam War , the end of the civil rights movement and, in 1974, the Watergate affair took place . In 1992 Miller lost in his party's primary election to Bob McEwen and thus missed the nomination for re-election. He died on August 2, 2011 in Lancaster, where he was also buried. He had two children with his wife, Helen Brown, who died in 1987.

Web links

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• Clarence E. Miller in the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress (English)

• Clarence E. Miller in the database of Find a Grave (English)