William J. Miller

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William J. Miller
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut's 1st district
In office January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949
Preceded by	Herman P. Kopplemann
Succeeded by	Abraham Ribicoff
In office January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945
Preceded by	Herman P. Kopplemann
Succeeded by	Herman P. Kopplemann
In office January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941
Preceded by	Herman P. Kopplemann
Succeeded by	Herman P. Kopplemann
Personal details
Born	(1899-03-12)March 12, 1899 North Andover, Massachusetts, U.S.
Died	November 22, 1950(1950-11-22) (aged 51) Wethersfield, Connecticut, U.S.
Party	Republican

William Jennings Miller (March 12, 1899 – November 22, 1950) was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.

Biography

Born in North Andover, Massachusetts, to Canadian-born Catherine (née Stewart) and Scottish-born James B. Miller, Miller attended the public schools. He graduated from Cannon's Commercial College, Lawrence, Massachusetts, in 1917. During the First World War, he enlisted August 5, 1917, as a private in the United States Army and served in the Air Service in the 80th Aero Squadron and 1104 Aero Squadrons. Later commissioned a second lieutenant.

He was injured in an airplane crash in France in 1918, resulting in the loss of both legs. He was discharged April 26, 1919. He was a patient in United States veterans' hospitals from 1919 through 1931. He moved to Wethersfield, Connecticut, in 1926. He was engaged in the insurance business in 1931.

Miller was elected as a Republican to the Seventy-sixth Congress (January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1941).

He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1940 to the Seventy-seventh Congress. Miller was elected to the Seventy-eighth Congress (January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1944 to the Seventy-ninth Congress.

Miller was elected in 1946 to the Eightieth Congress (January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1949). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1948 to the Eighty-first Congress. He resumed the general insurance business. He died in Wethersfield, Connecticut on November 22, 1950. He was interred in Jordan Cemetery, Waterford, Connecticut.

References

• United States Congress. "William J. Miller (id: M000764)". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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