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.
Scheller A. Miller | |
|---|---|
 c. 1917 | |
| Member of the Mississippi State Senate from the 24th district | |
| In office January 1916 – January 1920 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1, 1885 Una, Mississippi |
| Died | January 1925 (aged 39) Memphis, Tennessee |
| Political party | Democratic |
Biography
editScheller 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]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h Rowland, Dunbar (1917). The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. Department of Archives and History. pp. 784–785.
- ^ a b c d "S A Miller". The Winona Times. 1922-03-17. p. 1. Retrieved 2022-02-21.
- ^ "Death of S. A. Miller". Clarion-Ledger. 1925-01-24. p. 10. Retrieved 2022-02-21.