William E. Miller

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William Edward Miller (March 22, 1914 – June 24, 1983) was a New York politician. He was the Republican Party nominee for Vice President of the United States in the 1964 election.

Born in Lockport, New York, Miller attended the University of Notre Dame and Albany Law School. He served in the United States Army during World War II, and later helped prosecute German war criminals at the Nuremberg trials. Miller was appointed district attorney of Niagara County, New York in 1948, by Governor Thomas E. Dewey. Miller served in the United States House of Representatives from 1951 to 1965 and was chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1961 to 1964.

Following the defeat of the Goldwater-Miller ticket, Miller returned to his hometown of Lockport, where he resumed his law practice. He also appeared in one of the first "Do you know me?" commercials for American Express. He is buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

[edit] Family

Miller was the first Catholic to be nominated for national office by the Republican Party. He and his wife Stephanie had three daughters and one son. His youngest daughter, Stephanie, was a stand-up comedienne in the 1980's and is now a liberal radio talk show host. His son, William E. Miller, Jr. ran unsuccessfully as a Republican for the House of Representatives in 1992 and 1994 to represent New York's 29th district [1].

[edit] References

Libby Miller Fitzgerald, "Bill Miller: Do You Know Me? A Daughter Remembers", Warwick House, 2004, ISBN 1-890306-73-8

[edit] External links

• Official Congressional Biography
• Photos of Miller's gravesite at Arlington National Cemetery
• Photo of Bill Miller with his family, circa 1964, at The Stephanie Miller Show official web site

Preceded by William L. Pfeiffer	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 42nd congressional district 1951–1953	Succeeded by John R. Pillion
Preceded by Kenneth B. Keating	Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York's 40th congressional district 1953–1965	Succeeded by Henry P. Smith III
Preceded by Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr.	Republican Party Vice Presidential candidate 1964 (lost)	Succeeded by Spiro Agnew
Preceded by Thruston B. Morton	Chairman of the Republican National Committee 1961–1964	Succeeded by Dean Burch

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