Bert H. Miller
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| Bert H. Miller | |
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| United States Senator from Idaho |
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| In office January 3, 1949 – October 8, 1949 |
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| Preceded by | Henry Dworshak |
| Succeeded by | Henry Dworshak |
| Justice of the Idaho Supreme Court | |
| In office 1945 – 1948 |
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| Preceded by | S. Ben Dunlap |
| Succeeded by | C.J. Taylor |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 15, 1879 St. George, Utah Territory |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Washington, D.C. |
| Resting place | Morris Hill Cemetery Boise, Idaho |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Carolin Hopkins Miller (1887–1984) (m. 1916–1949, his death) |
| Children | Lee S. Miller Patricia Ann Miller Hawley |
| Residence | Boise |
| Alma mater | Brigham Young University Cumberland Law School |
| Profession | Attorney |
| Religion | The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) |
Bert Henry Miller (December 15, 1879 – October 8, 1949) was a politician from Idaho and a member of the Democratic Party.[1][2]
Biography
Born in St. George, Utah Territory, Miller graduated from Brigham Young University in 1901 and from Cumberland School of Law at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee in 1902. He was admitted to the bar and commenced practice in St. Anthony, Idaho in 1903, and was prosecuting attorney of Fremont County from 1912 to 1914.
Miller ran unsuccessfully for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1914. He was elected Idaho attorney general in 1932, and reelected in 1934. He was an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic gubernatorial nomination in 1936, and served for two months in 1938 as Idaho's labor commissioner. Miller was an unsuccessful Democratic candidate for election in 1938 to the Seventy-sixth Congress. He was an attorney in the Wage and Hour Division of the U.S. Department of Labor at Seattle, Washington in 1939 and 1940, and was attorney general of Idaho from 1940 to 1944. He was elected a justice of the state's supreme court in 1944.
Miller was elected to the United States Senate in 1948, defeating Republican incumbent Henry Dworshak, but died of a heart attack after only nine months in office. Governor C. A. Robins appointed Dworshak to succeed him.[3] As of 2015, Miller remains the last Democrat to hold the Class II U.S. Senate seat from Idaho.
Miller is buried in Morris Hill Cemetery in Boise.[4]
Congressional elections
House
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | ||
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| 1938 | Bert H. Miller | 47,199 | 46.4% | Henry Dworshak | 54,527 | 53.6% |
Senate
| Year | Democrat | Votes | Pct | Republican | Votes | Pct | ||
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| 1948 | Bert H. Miller | 107,000 | 50.7% | Henry Dworshak (inc.) | 103,868 | 49.3% |
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References
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External links
- Bert H. Miller at the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress
- Bert H. Miller at Find a Grave
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by | Attorney General of Idaho January 2, 1933–January 3, 1937 |
Succeeded by J. W. Taylor |
| Preceded by | Attorney General of Idaho January 6, 1941–January 3, 1945 |
Succeeded by Frank Langley |
| Party political offices | ||
| Preceded by | Democratic Party nominee, U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Idaho 1948 (won) |
Succeeded by Claude J. Burtenshaw |
| United States Senate | ||
| Preceded by | U.S. Senator (Class 2) from Idaho January 3, 1949–October 8, 1949 Served alongside: Glen H. Taylor |
Succeeded by Henry Dworshak |
