Robert Byron Miller (19 April 1825 – 5 October 1902) was a lawyer and politician in colonial

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. Miller was born in

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, England, the eldest son of Robert Miller, a barrister, and his wife Jane Matilde, ''née'' Montmorini. Miller had a younger brother, Maxwell Miller, who also became a Tasmanian politician. Miller was educated at private schools and King's College, London, and entered as a student at the

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in April 1843, and was called to the bar in January 1848. Miller decided to emigrate to Tasmania, arriving at Hobart Town in January 1855; he was admitted a barrister in the

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in August 1855. Having entered Parliament on 31 May 1861 as member for Launceston. He was

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in the Thomas Chapman ministry in 1862, and

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in the James Whyte Ministry from January 1863 to November 1866, and was sworn of the Executive Council. On 3 October 1866 he resigned his Launceston seat and successfully contested the seat of Hobart Town on 26 October 1866; holding that seat until resigning on 19 August 1867. He married, on 11 April 1855, Emily, third daughter of George Berkeley Harrison, of London. Miller died in

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on 5 October 1902; he was survived by his wife, three sons and several daughters.

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