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Clarence Benjamin Miller
House 1907-08 (District 51)
Party when first elected: Republican
Counties Served:
Cook, Lake, St. Louis
BIOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION
Date of Birth:
3/13/1872
Birth Place:
Pine Island, Minnesota
Birth County:
Goodhue
Birth Country:
United States
Date of Death:
1/10/1922
Gender:
Male
Religion:
Reported Minority: None Reported
Other Names:
City of Residence (when first elected):
Duluth
Occupation (when first elected):
Engaged in the Practice of Law
EDUCATION
Pine Island High School; Secondary;
Minneapolis Academy; Secondary;
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities; College Graduate; Minneapolis Campus, Academic Department, 1895
University of Minnesota, Law Department; Law Degree; 1900; Admitted to the Bar, 1900
OTHER GOVERNMENT SERVICE
School Board/Administration:
Rushford, Minnesota (Superintendent of Schools);
1895 to 1898
U.S. Representative:
8th Congressional District, Minnesota;
03/04/1909 to 03/03/1919
[Elected]
FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS
Spouse:
Married
Children:
Family Members Who Have Served in the Minnesota Legislature:
GENERAL NOTES
He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection to the United States House of Representatives in 1918.
Elected:
11/6/1906
Residence:
Duluth
Term of Office:
1/7/1907 to 1/3/1909
Oath Date:
1/8/1907
Counties Represented:
Cook, Lake, St. Louis
Occupation:
Engaged in the Practice of Law
Party:
Republican
Committees:
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Education
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Insurance
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Judiciary
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Judiciary: Constitutional Law
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Sleeping Car and Private Car Lines (Chair)
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Taxes and Tax Laws
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University and University Lands
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