Nathan Lewis Miller
| Nathan L. Miller | |
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| 43rd Governor of New York | |
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In office January 1, 1921 – December 31, 1922 |
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| Lieutenant | Jeremiah Wood |
| Preceded by | Alfred E. Smith |
| Succeeded by | Alfred E. Smith |
| 36th New York State Comptroller | |
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In office December 30, 1901 – November 1903 |
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| Preceded by | Erastus C. Knight |
| Succeeded by | Otto Kelsey |
| Personal details | |
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Nathan Lewis Miller October 10, 1868 Solon, New York USA |
| Died | June 26, 1953 (aged 84) New York City, NY USA |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Davern |
| Children | 7 |
| Education | Cortland Normal School |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Nathan Lewis Miller (October 10, 1868 – June 26, 1953) was an American lawyer and politician who was Governor of New York from 1921 to 1922.
Nathan Miller was born on October 10, 1868, the son of Samuel Miller, a tenant farmer, and Almira Russell Miller. He attended Groton Union School, and graduated from Cortland Normal School in 1887. He studied law in Cortland, New York, and was admitted to the bar in 1893.
Miller entered politics as a Republican, and started his political career in Cortland as corporation counsel. He later moved to corporate law, and his rise in politics was strongly helped by his relationship with Andrew Carnegie and the United States Steel Corporation. Miller helped to effect the mergers that created this early mega-corporation. The merger helped Carnegie get out of the steel business and make him the richest man in the world at the time.
Miller was New York State Comptroller from 1901 to 1903, first appointed to fill the unexpired term of Erastus C. Knight who had been elected Mayor of Buffalo, and in November 1902 elected to a full term.
He resigned the comptrollership in 1903, and was appointed to the New York Supreme Court, where he served from 1903 to 1915. In 1904, he was designated to the Appellate Division. On January 13, 1913, he was designated an associate judge of the New York Court of Appeals under the amendment of 1899, but resigned from the bench on July 30, 1915. He served as President of the New York State Bar Association in 1920. He nominated Herbert Hoover for president at the 1920 Republican National Convention.
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