Harriet Miller (politician) explained

Harriet Miller
Term Start:1995
Term End:2001
Predecessor:Hal Conklin
Successor:Marty Blum
Office1:10th Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction
Term Start1:January 7, 1957
Term End1:January 6, 1969
Predecessor1:Mary Condon
Successor1:Dolores Colburg
Birth Date:4 July 1919
Birth Place:Council, Idaho
Death Place:Santa Barbara, California
Alma Mater:Whitman College, University of Pennsylvania
Occupation:Chemist, politician

Harriet Miller (July 4, 1919 – January 6, 2010) was an American chemist in Pennsylvania and politician in California. Miller was a mayor of Santa Barbara, California.

Early life

On July 4, 1919, Miller was born in Council, Idaho. Miller's father was a teacher and high school principal and her mother was a school teacher.

Education

Miller earned a Bachelor's degree in chemistry from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. Miller earned a master's degree in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania.

Career

In 1944, Miller became a chemist at Atlantic Richfield (now ARCO) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania until 1950.

Miller was elected Superintendent of the Montana Office of Public Instruction.[1]

In 1987, Miller was appointed as a member of the city council in Santa Barbara, California.

In 1995, Miller became the mayor of Santa Barbara, until 2001.

Personal life

In 1981, Miller moved to Santa Barbara, California. On January 6, 2010, Miller died at her home in Santa Barbara, California. She was 90 years old.[2] [3]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Political Graveyard: Index to Politicians: Miller, G to I. Kestenbaum. Lawrence. politicalgraveyard.com. 2018-05-11.
  2. Web site: https://www.independent.com/2010/01/07/winter-matriarch/ . Former Mayor Harriet Miller Dies . independent.com . Nick . Welsh . January 7, 2010 . June 14, 2020.
  3. Web site: https://lompocrecord.com/news/local/govt-and-politics/former-sb-mayor-harriet-miller-dies/article_51b83c5c-fb54-11de-a5d9-001cc4c03286.html . Former SB Mayor Harriet Miller dies . lompocrecord.com . Sam . Womack . January 7, 2010 . June 14, 2020.