George Paul Miller (Wisconsin politician)

This article is about the early 20th century Wisconsin state senator from Dane County. For others with a similar name, see George Miller.
George P. Miller
Member of the Wisconsin Senate
from the 26th district
In office
January 7, 1901 – January 2, 1905
Preceded byChauncey B. Welton
Succeeded byAlbert M. Stondall
Personal details
Born(1868-02-18)February 18, 1868
Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, U.S.
DiedNovember 26, 1930(1930-11-26) (aged 62)
Richwoods Township, Peoria County, Illinois, U.S.
Resting placeForest Hill Cemetery, Madison, Wisconsin
Political partyRepublican
Spouse
Ann Lee
​
(m. 1892⁠–⁠1930)​
Children
  • Gladys (Brady)
  • George P. Miller Jr.
  • Nancy Lee Miller
EducationRipon College
Occupationbusinessman

George Paul Miller (February 18, 1868 – November 26, 1930) was an American businessman and Republican politician. He was a member of the Wisconsin State Senate, representing Dane County during the 1901 and 1903 sessions.

Biography

George Miller was born in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, in February 1868. He was raised and educated there, graduating from Sheboygan Falls High School and going on to attend Ripon College, in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin.[1]

He moved to Madison, Wisconsin, in 1891 and established the Miller Lumber Company, a manufacturing and lumber-dealing business. He quickly became involved in local politics and was elected president of the Republican League Club in 1896, and chairman of the Republican City Committee of Madison in 1897.[1]

He was elected to the Wisconsin State Senate in 1900, running in the 26th Senate district, which then comprised all of Dane County.[1] He served a four-year term and was not a candidate for re-election in 1904.

Subsequently, he became involved in the relatively new automobile business and established a dealership in Madison in partnership with Emil Hokanson—one of the first such dealerships in Dane County.[2]

He moved to Chicago about 1919, and was president of the Marmon Sales Company for most of the rest of his life. He retired in 1930, and died at his home in Richwoods Township, Peoria County, Illinois, on November 26, 1930.[2]

Personal life and family

George P. Miller was one of at least three children born to Phillip Miller and his wife Marie (née Duhogue). George Miller married Ann Lee in 1892 and had three children. At his death, he left an estate worth about 1.4 million dollars to his children (about 25 million dollars adjusted for inflation).[3]

Electoral history

Wisconsin Senate (1900)

Wisconsin Senate, 26th District Election, 1900[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
General Election, November 6, 1900
Republican George P. Miller 8,997 56.3% +0.1%
Democratic N. C. Evans 6,496 40.6% −0.5%
Prohibition H. A. Miner 498 3.1% +0.4%
Plurality 2,501 15.6% +0.6%
Total votes 15,991 100% -0.4%
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Biographical Sketches". The Blue Book of the State of Wisconsin (Report). State of Wisconsin. 1901. pp. 736–737. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Ex-Madison Auto Dealer Dies at 62". The Capital Times. November 26, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Miller Estate Filed today is $1,405,000". The Capital Times. December 6, 1930. p. 1. Retrieved December 22, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
Wisconsin Senate
Preceded by Member of the Wisconsin Senate from the 26th district
January 7, 1901 – January 2, 1905 		Succeeded by