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MILLER, LEWIS 551
Elizabeth Russell Miller
Edward "Ted" and Dora (Oake) Russell qqv. Edu¬ cated Prince of Wales Colle¬ giate; Memorial University. Married George W. Miller. By 1990 MiUer had edited five volumes of her father's work and had written his bi¬ ography. The Life and Times of Ted Russell.
From 1958 to 1968 Miller taught school in Newfoundland and later be¬ came a member of the de¬ partment of English at Memorial University. In 1975 she released her first collection of her father's writings — The Chronicles of Uncle Mose, which was followed by Tales from Pigeon Inlet (1977), The Best of Ted Russell, Number 1 (1982), Stories from Uncle Mose (1983) and A Fresh Breeze from Pigeon Inlet (1988). In 1989 she co-ed¬ ited an anthology of Newfoundland poetry. Banked Fires, with Thomas Dawe.
Miller has written several papers on Newfoundland literature and in 1988 completed a doctoral thesis at Memorial entitled "Norman Duncan: A Critical Biogra¬ phy." In 1991 she received Memorial University's Dis¬ tinguished Teaching Award. Elizabeth Russell Miller (1981), DNLB (1990), NTA Bulletin (Sept. 1968), Cen¬ tre for Newfoundland Studies (Elizabeth Miller), bwc
MILLER, JANET. See MURRAY, JANET MILLER.
MILLER, LEONARD ALBERT (1906-1981). Medical doctor; civil servant. Born St. John's. Educated St. John's; Dalhousie Univer¬ sity; Victoria General Hos¬ pital, Halifax; Vienna; Har¬ vard University. Married Myra Chafe. Miller was the highest ranking civil ser¬ vant in the provincial De¬ partment of Health between 1949 and 1971.
In 1930 Miller began pri¬ vate practice in St. John's and two years later became a part-time medical officer with the Department of Health and Public Welfare, beginning a lifelong career
in government service. Following post-graduate pedi¬ atrics study in Vienna from 1933 to 1934, he served as a full-time medical officer for nearly a decade. Instru¬ mental in the formation of the province's Child Wel¬ fare Association, Miller was also largely responsible for the establishment and eventual expansion of the cottage hospital system in Newfoundland from the 1940s. He also served, at various times, as president of the Newfoundland Medical Association, the St. John's Clinical Society and the Canadian Public Health Asso¬ ciation.
Dr. Leonard Miller
^m^
Leonard J. Miller
Following Confederation, Miller, who had been serving as director of medical services for the previ¬ ous five years, was appointed deputy minister of health. On retirement in 1971 he was named St. John's Jaycees Citizen of the Year and was awarded an hon¬ orary degree by Memorial University. Seven years later his accomplishments were acknowledged by his investment into the Order of Canada. In 1979 the St. John's General Hospital was renamed the Leonard A. Miller Centre for Health Sciences in his honour. DNLB (1990), ET (Dec. 7, 1981), MUN Gazette (Jan. 14, 1982). CSK
MILLER, LEONARD JOSEPH (1907- ). Business¬ man; politician. Born Placentia, son of William and Julia (Green) Miller. Edu¬ cated Placentia; St. Bonaventure's College. Married Mary Reddy. Miller was delegate to the National Convention from Placentia East, a member of the House of Assembly, and for many years mayor of Placentia.
Miller was co-founder and a director of the Placen- tia Trading Company (1946-1976). He served as chairman of the first Pla¬ centia Rural District Coun¬ cil from 1946 to 1948 and was a delegate to the Na¬ tional Convention. In the first election after Confeder¬ ation, Miller was elected as a Conservative in Placentia East. Resigning from the PC party around 1953, he unsuccessfully contested the district of St. John's West for the Liberal Party in the 1958 federal election.
Miller later served two terms as mayor of Placentia. Liquidating the Placentia Trading Company in 1976, Miller was for the next seven years involved in the development of a housing subdivision in Southeast Placentia. Michael Harrington (letter. Mar. 1990), James A. MUler (interview, Oct. 1990), DNLB (1990), ET (Feb. 25, 1963; Mar. 4, 1963; Mar. 8, 1963; Mar. 13, 1963), Newfoundland Who's Who 1961 (1961).
CSK
MILLER, LEWIS (1848-1909). Businessman. Born Belloch, Scotland. Miller operated two important lum¬ ber mills, at Glenwood and Millertown qqv, in the early years of the twentieth century.
Miller established a timber dealership at Crieff, Scotland c. 1869, later developing substantial logging operations throughout Perthshire and Aberdeenshire as well as in Sweden and Ireland. In 1898 he became interested in the lumbering possibilities of Newfound¬ land through a fellow Perthshire Scot, Robert G. Reid qv, who had just signed a contract to operate the New¬ foundland railway and was seeking investors to de¬ velop the interior of the Island. In 1900 he obtained timber limits on over 300 square miles of Reid land
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| Transcript | MILLER, LEWIS 551 Elizabeth Russell Miller Edward "Ted" and Dora (Oake) Russell qqv. Edu¬ cated Prince of Wales Colle¬ giate; Memorial University. Married George W. Miller. By 1990 MiUer had edited five volumes of her father's work and had written his bi¬ ography. The Life and Times of Ted Russell. From 1958 to 1968 Miller taught school in Newfoundland and later be¬ came a member of the de¬ partment of English at Memorial University. In 1975 she released her first collection of her father's writings — The Chronicles of Uncle Mose, which was followed by Tales from Pigeon Inlet (1977), The Best of Ted Russell, Number 1 (1982), Stories from Uncle Mose (1983) and A Fresh Breeze from Pigeon Inlet (1988). In 1989 she co-ed¬ ited an anthology of Newfoundland poetry. Banked Fires, with Thomas Dawe. Miller has written several papers on Newfoundland literature and in 1988 completed a doctoral thesis at Memorial entitled "Norman Duncan: A Critical Biogra¬ phy." In 1991 she received Memorial University's Dis¬ tinguished Teaching Award. Elizabeth Russell Miller (1981), DNLB (1990), NTA Bulletin (Sept. 1968), Cen¬ tre for Newfoundland Studies (Elizabeth Miller), bwc MILLER, JANET. See MURRAY, JANET MILLER. MILLER, LEONARD ALBERT (1906-1981). Medical doctor; civil servant. Born St. John's. Educated St. John's; Dalhousie Univer¬ sity; Victoria General Hos¬ pital, Halifax; Vienna; Har¬ vard University. Married Myra Chafe. Miller was the highest ranking civil ser¬ vant in the provincial De¬ partment of Health between 1949 and 1971. In 1930 Miller began pri¬ vate practice in St. John's and two years later became a part-time medical officer with the Department of Health and Public Welfare, beginning a lifelong career in government service. Following post-graduate pedi¬ atrics study in Vienna from 1933 to 1934, he served as a full-time medical officer for nearly a decade. Instru¬ mental in the formation of the province's Child Wel¬ fare Association, Miller was also largely responsible for the establishment and eventual expansion of the cottage hospital system in Newfoundland from the 1940s. He also served, at various times, as president of the Newfoundland Medical Association, the St. John's Clinical Society and the Canadian Public Health Asso¬ ciation. Dr. Leonard Miller ^m^ Leonard J. Miller Following Confederation, Miller, who had been serving as director of medical services for the previ¬ ous five years, was appointed deputy minister of health. On retirement in 1971 he was named St. John's Jaycees Citizen of the Year and was awarded an hon¬ orary degree by Memorial University. Seven years later his accomplishments were acknowledged by his investment into the Order of Canada. In 1979 the St. John's General Hospital was renamed the Leonard A. Miller Centre for Health Sciences in his honour. DNLB (1990), ET (Dec. 7, 1981), MUN Gazette (Jan. 14, 1982). CSK MILLER, LEONARD JOSEPH (1907- ). Business¬ man; politician. Born Placentia, son of William and Julia (Green) Miller. Edu¬ cated Placentia; St. Bonaventure's College. Married Mary Reddy. Miller was delegate to the National Convention from Placentia East, a member of the House of Assembly, and for many years mayor of Placentia. Miller was co-founder and a director of the Placen- tia Trading Company (1946-1976). He served as chairman of the first Pla¬ centia Rural District Coun¬ cil from 1946 to 1948 and was a delegate to the Na¬ tional Convention. In the first election after Confeder¬ ation, Miller was elected as a Conservative in Placentia East. Resigning from the PC party around 1953, he unsuccessfully contested the district of St. John's West for the Liberal Party in the 1958 federal election. Miller later served two terms as mayor of Placentia. Liquidating the Placentia Trading Company in 1976, Miller was for the next seven years involved in the development of a housing subdivision in Southeast Placentia. Michael Harrington (letter. Mar. 1990), James A. MUler (interview, Oct. 1990), DNLB (1990), ET (Feb. 25, 1963; Mar. 4, 1963; Mar. 8, 1963; Mar. 13, 1963), Newfoundland Who's Who 1961 (1961). CSK MILLER, LEWIS (1848-1909). Businessman. Born Belloch, Scotland. Miller operated two important lum¬ ber mills, at Glenwood and Millertown qqv, in the early years of the twentieth century. Miller established a timber dealership at Crieff, Scotland c. 1869, later developing substantial logging operations throughout Perthshire and Aberdeenshire as well as in Sweden and Ireland. In 1898 he became interested in the lumbering possibilities of Newfound¬ land through a fellow Perthshire Scot, Robert G. Reid qv, who had just signed a contract to operate the New¬ foundland railway and was seeking investors to de¬ velop the interior of the Island. In 1900 he obtained timber limits on over 300 square miles of Reid land |
