Francis Pickens Miller
| Francis Pickens Miller | |
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| Member of the Virginia House of Delegates for Fairfax County, Virginia | |
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In office January 12, 1938 – January 13, 1942 |
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| Preceded by | John C. Mackall |
| Succeeded by | Robert J. McCandlish Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
June 5, 1895 Middlesboro, Kentucky, U.S. |
| Died | August 3, 1978 (aged 83) Norfolk, Virginia, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse(s) | Helen Hill Miller |
| Children | Andrew P. Miller, Robert D. Miller |
| Residence | Fairfax, Virginia |
| Alma mater |
Washington and Lee University Oxford University |
Francis Pickens Miller (June 5, 1895 – August 3, 1978) was an American military and intelligence officer and Virginia politician who served in the Virginia House of Delegates for two terms (from 1938 until 1942), representing Fairfax County, Virginia. He became one of the leading Democratic critics of the Byrd Organization (sometimes called "antis"), and unsuccessfully ran in the Democratic primaries for Virginia Governor in 1949 against John S. Battle and U.S. Senator against Harry F. Byrd in 1952.
Born in Middlesboro, Bell County, Kentucky to Rev. Henry Miller (1855-1911) (a Presbyterian clergyman and son of a Presbyterian clergyman) and his wife the former Flora B. McElwee (1861-1890), Francis Pickens Miller was descended from Capt. William Moore, who served during the American Revolutionary War in the militia from Rockbridge County, Virginia, across the Cumberland Gap from his great-grandson's birthplace. Young Francis Miller was educated in Rockbridge County and attended Washington and Lee University, from which he received a B.S. in 1914. He then became a Rhodes Scholar and received a degree from Oxford University.
While in Europe, he met American journalist Helen Hill, and they married in 1927 in Oxfordshire, England. They would remain married until his death more than five decades later, and have sons Andrew P. Miller and Robert D. Miller.
Miller served during World War I in the 5th Field Artillery Regiment of the American Expeditionary Force, rising through the enlisted ranks (private, corporal, sergeant major) to become an officer (2nd then 1st lieutenant in the 58th Coast Artillery Corps).
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