Terry Miller (politician)
| Terry Miller | |
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| 4th Lieutenant Governor of Alaska | |
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In office December 4, 1978 – December 6, 1982 |
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| Governor | Jay Hammond |
| Preceded by | Lowell Thomas, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Stephen McAlpine |
| Member of the Alaska Senate | |
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In office 1969–1977 |
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| Member of the Alaska House of Representatives | |
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In office 1966–1969 |
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| Personal details | |
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November 10, 1942 San Francisco, California |
| Died | April 13, 1989 (aged 46) Seattle, Washington |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Lucille (née Niemann; m. 1963) |
| Children | Jennifer |
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Terrence B. "Terry" Miller (November 10, 1942 – April 13, 1989) was an American businessman and politician. Miller served as the fourth Lieutenant Governor of Alaska from 1978 to 1982. His political career, which began while he was in his early 20s, lasted over two decades and was cut short by his death from bone cancer at age 46.
Terry Miller was born in San Francisco, California on November 10, 1942, the second of four children and second of three sons of Con B. and Nellie Miller. Con Miller came to Fairbanks, Alaska in 1949 and soon began working as a fur trader in rural Interior Alaska. Not long after, he brought the rest of his family to Alaska and settled in the Davis Subdivision, about 15 miles (24 km) southeast of Fairbanks. This became the fledgling community of North Pole, where the Miller family established a trading post and general store along the Richardson Highway called the Santa Claus House in 1952. For many years, the Santa Claus House also served as North Pole's post office.
Miller attended school in North Pole and Fairbanks, graduating from Lathrop High School in 1961. He then attended the University of Alaska, where he was a member of Alpha Phi Omega. He graduated from UA with a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1965.
The Miller family were politically active. Con Miller served on North Pole's first city council in 1953, and later served as mayor of North Pole. Nellie Miller was also active in local politics.
Terry Miller was elected to the North Pole city council, taking office two days after his 21st birthday, which was the minimum age for the office. Not long after, the Fairbanks North Star Borough was incorporated and he was appointed the city council's representative to the borough assembly, its governing body (or legislative branch). Miller was the youngest member of the FNSB assembly, and as the body's presiding officer in 1965, the youngest person to hold that office.
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