LC control no. | no2015008463 |
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Descriptive conventions | rda |
Personal name heading | Miller, John Elvis, 1888-1981 |
Biography/History note | John Elvis Miller (b. May 15, 1888, Aid, Missouri-d. January 30, 1981, Fort Smith, Arkansas), Democratic Party politician from Arkansas. He represented Arkansas in the United States House of Representatives from 1931 until 1937, and in the United States Senate from 1937 until 1941. |
Located | Washington (D.C.) |
Birth date | 1888-05-15 |
Death date | 1981-01-30 |
Place of birth | Aid (Mo.) |
Place of death | Fort Smith (Ark.) |
Field of activity | Law |
Affiliation | United States. Congress United States. Congress. House United States. Congress. Senate Democratic Party (U.S.) |
Profession or occupation | Lawyers Legislators--United States |
Found in | Letter from Harry S. Truman to Bess W. Truman, Truman Library, September 21, 1939: (relates to Arkansas senator John Elvis Miller) Biographical Directory of the United States Congress online search, Jan. 21, 2015 (John Elvis Miller; Representative and a Senator from Arkansas; born in Aid, Stoddard County, Mo., May 15, 1888; resided in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Ark. until his death on January 30, 1981) <http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000738> Encyclopedia of Arkansas history & culture online search, Jan. 21, 2015 (John Elvis Miller; b. May 15, 1888, Stoddard County, Missouri; d. January 30, 1981, in Fort Smith, Arkansas; lawyer, congressman, senator) <http://www.encyclopediaofarkansas.net/encyclopedia/entry-detail.aspx?entryID=2834> Wikipedia.org, Jan. 21, 2015 (John Elvis Miller; b. May 15, 1888; d. January 30, 1981; Democratic Party politician from Arkansas who represented the state in the United States House of Representatives from 1931 until 1937, and in the United States Senate from 1937 until 1941) <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_E._Miller> OCLC, Jan. 21, 2015 (hdgs.: Miller, John Elvis; Miller, John Elvis, 1888-; Miller, John Elvis, 1888-1981; usage: John Elvis Miller; John E. Miller) Biographical directory of the United States Congress website, viewed May 25, 2023: (Miller, John Elvis, a Representative and a Senator from Arkansas; born in Aid, Stoddard County, Mo., May 15, 1888; attended the public schools, Southeast Missouri State Teachers College at Cape Girardeau, and Valparaiso (Ind.) University; graduated from the law department of the University of Kentucky at Lexington in 1912; admitted to the bar the same year and commenced practice in Searcy, White County, Ark.; also engaged in banking; delegate to the State constitutional convention in 1918; served as prosecuting attorney, first judicial circuit of Arkansas, 1919-1922; elected as a Democrat to the Seventy-second and to the three succeeding Congresses and served from March 4, 1931, to November 14, 1937, when he resigned to become a Senator; elected on October 18, 1937, as a Democrat to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Joseph T. Robinson for the term ending January 3, 1943, and served from November 15, 1937, until his resignation effective March 31, 1941, having been appointed United States district judge for the western district of Arkansas; retired as United States district judge in 1967 and became United States senior district judge; resided in Fort Smith, Sebastian County, Ark. until his death on January 30, 1981; interment at Forest Park Cemetery) |