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Thomas Byron Miller (August 11, 1896 – March 20, 1976) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from
Thomas Byron Miller (August 11, 1896 – March 20, 1976) was a Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Pennsylvania
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Biography
Thomas B. Miller was born in Plymouth, Pennsylvania. He attended the law school ofDickinson College
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in Carlisle, Pennsylvania
Carlisle is a borough in and the county seat of Cumberland County, Pennsylvania, United States. Carlisle is located within the Cumberland Valley, a highly productive agricultural region. As of the 2020 census, the borough population was 20,118; ...
. He was a member of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. During the First World War
World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was List of wars and anthropogenic disasters by death toll, one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, ...
, Miller served as a second lieutenant in the Sixteenth Field Artillery from February 25, 1918, until his discharge as a first lieutenant on September 23, 1919.
On January 23, 1942, Miller was chosen by the Luzerne County Republican Committee as their nominee to fill the vacancy in the Seventy-seventh Congress caused by the resignation of United States Representative J. Harold Flannery.''Wilkes-Barre Record'', January 24, 1942, page 12. Miller's Democratic opponent was Daniel J. Flood, and in the May 1942 special election, Miller prevailed, serving in the remainder of Flannery's term. Miller was reelected to the Seventy-eighth Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in 1944
Events
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January
* January 2 – WWII:
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After leaving Congress, Miller resumed the practice of law in Pennsylvania and in Washington, D.C., in addition to becoming active in banking. He died in died on March 20, 1976, in Wilkes-Barre on March 20, 1976. Miller was cremated and his ashes were scattered at his summer home in Orangeville.
References
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