Member of the Virginia House of Delegates from Fairfax County
In office January 12, 1938 – January 13, 1942
Preceded by
John C. Mackall
Succeeded by
Robert J. McCandlish Jr.
Personal details
Born
Francis Pickens Miller
(1895-06-05)June 5, 1895 Middlesboro, Kentucky, US
Died
August 3, 1978(1978-08-03) (aged 83) Norfolk, Virginia, US
Political party
Democratic
Spouse
Helen Day Hill
(m. 1927)
Children
2, including Andrew
Alma mater
Washington and Lee University Trinity College, Oxford
Military service
Allegiance
United States
Branch/service
United States Army
Rank
Colonel
Battles/wars
World War I World War II
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.[1] 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.[2][3]
^Cynthia Miller Leonard, The Virginia General Assembly 1619-1978 (Richmond, Virginia State Library, 1978) p. 664, 669
^Washpost obituary (August 5, 1978)
^Mike Grim, "Col. Miller, Byrd Foe, Dies at 83," Richmond Times Dispatch, August 4, 1978
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