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Leslie A. Miller

American politician (1886–1970)

Field	Value
name	Leslie A. Miller
image	Leslie A. Miller.jpg
caption	Miller
order	17th
office	Governor of Wyoming
term_start	January 2, 1933
term_end	January 2, 1939
predecessor	Alonzo M. Clark
successor	Nels H. Smith
state_senate2	Wyoming
district2	Laramie County
term_start2	January 9, 1945
term_end2	January 3, 1949
alongside2	Pat Norris
predecessor2	Reuben Anderson
successor2	Frank Thomas
term_start3	January 9, 1929
term_end3	July 1930
alongside3	Edward T. Lazear
predecessor3	Thomas Hunter
successor3	Roche S. Mentzer
office4	Member of the Wyoming House of Representatives
term_start4	1923
term_end4	1925
constituency4	Laramie County
term_start5	1911
term_end5	1913
constituency5	Albany County
birth_name	Leslie Andrew Miller
birth_date
birth_place	Junction City, Kansas, U.S.
death_date
death_place	Cheyenne, Wyoming, U.S.
party	Democratic
spouse
children	2
branch	United States Marine Corps
serviceyears	1918–1919
battles	World War I

| honorific-prefix = | honorific-suffix = Leslie Andrew Miller (January 29, 1886September 29, 1970) was an American politician who served as the 17th governor of Wyoming from January 2, 1933, until January 2, 1939. He was a New Deal Democrat.

Background

Miller was born in Junction City, Kansas on January 29, 1886. In 1892, his family moved to Wyoming. He served in the United States Marines from 1918 until 1919.

Career

Miller entered politics following his service and was elected to the Wyoming House of Representatives. He was elected 17th Governor of Wyoming. He took his oath and was sworn in on December 27, 1932, 6-days early. He took office on January 2, 1933.

Governor Miller was re-elected in 1934 and he replaced hanging with the gas chamber for executions. In 1938, he was defeated by Nels H. Smith.

After his gubernatorial career, Miller served on the War Production Board as well as the Wyoming State Senate.

Personal life and death

In 1909, Miller married Margaret Moran. The couple had two children.

Miller's health declined after he had a stroke in early 1969, and he died at a care home in Cheyenne, Wyoming, on September 29, 1970, at the age of 84.

References

[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=w5tlAAAAIBAJ&pg=PA1&dq=Governor+Miller+said+that+paid,+political+propaganda,+which+will+seek+to+turn+the+minds+of+Americans+against+the+New+Deal&article_id=1089,710118&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwifh_P6zOeNAxXOWkEAHXUdEHAQ6AF6BAgJEAM#v=onepage&q=Governor%20Miller%20said%20that%20paid%2C%20political%20propaganda%2C%20which%20will%20seek%20to%20turn%20the%20minds%20of%20Americans%20against%20the%20New%20Deal&f=false Weston County Gazette 16 Apr 1936]
(September 30, 1970). "Former Governor Miller, 84, Dies". [[Casper Star-Tribune]].
(December 28, 1932). "Takes Office In Wyoming. Miller, Governor-elect, Sworn In 6 Days Early, Raises Legal Issue". [[New York Times]].
(February 2, 1935). "Wyoming Adopts Lethal Gas". [[New York Times]].

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