Edward E. Miller

Edward Edwin Miller (born July 22, 1880 in Creston , Iowa , †  August 1, 1946 in St. Louis , Missouri ) was an American politician . Between 1923 and 1925 he represented the state of Illinois in the US House of Representatives .

Career

Edward Miller attended public schools in his home country. In 1892 he moved to East St. Louis , Illinois. Since 1900 he worked in the real estate and insurance industry. At the same time he embarked on a political career as a member of the Republican Party . He became the private secretary of Congressman William A. Rodenberg . In June 1912 he took part as a delegate at the Republican National Convention in Chicago , on which President William Howard Taft was nominated for re-election, which was then unsuccessful. Between 1921 and 1923 he was State Treasurer of Illinois.

In the 1922 congressional elections , Miller was elected to the US House of Representatives in Washington, DC in the 22nd  constituency of Illinois , where he succeeded William Rodenberg on March 4, 1923. Since he renounced another candidacy in 1924, he could only complete one term in Congress until March 3, 1925 . In the following years until 1942 Miller worked again in the real estate and insurance industry. From 1942 he headed the transportation division of the American Red Cross . He died on August 1, 1946 in St. Louis.

Web links

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