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Clement Woodnutt Miller
Member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromCalifornia's1st district
In office January 3, 1959 – October 7, 1962
Preceded by	Hubert B. Scudder
Succeeded by	Don H. Clausen
Personal details
Born	Clement Woodnutt Miller (1916-10-28)October 28, 1916 Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.
Died	October 7, 1962(1962-10-07) (aged 45) nearEureka, California, U.S.
Resting place	Point Reyes National Seashore, north ofSan Francisco, California.
Party	Democratic
Spouse	Katharine Southerland Miller
Education	Lawrenceville School,Williams College

Clement Woodnutt Miller (October 28, 1916 – October 7, 1962) was an AmericanWorld War II veteran and politician who served two terms as aU.S. representative fromCalifornia from 1959 to 1962. He was killed in a plane crash during his second term in office.

Clement Miller was born inWilmington, Delaware, on October 28, 1916. He graduated from theLawrenceville School, fromWilliams College,Williamstown, Massachusetts, in 1940, and briefly attendedCornell University School of Industrial and Labor Relations in 1946.

He enlisted in theUnited States Army in 1940, serving as a private in the258th Field Artillery Regiment. He was discharged in 1945 as a captain. During his military career, he had service in the Netherlands and Germany.

He became a veterans service officer inNevada in 1946 and an employment service official for the State of Nevada, in 1947. He then became a field examiner and hearing officer for theNational Labor Relations Board for Northern California from 1948 to 1953.

He became a landscape consultant in 1954.

He ran for Congress in 1956 but was unsuccessful. He ran again in 1958 and was elected as aDemocrat to theEighty-sixth Congress. In 1960, he was re-elected to theEighty-seventh Congress. Of note, Miller authored the legislation that establishedPoint Reyes National Seashore.

He served in Congress from January 3, 1959, until his death in an airplane accident nearEureka, California, on October 7, 1962. He was interred inPoint Reyes National Seashore, north ofSan Francisco, California.

He was a grandson ofCharles R. Miller and a nephew ofThomas W. Miller, and the grandfather of poet and rapperGeorge Watsky.

In 1962, was elected posthumously to theEighty-eighth Congress. A special election was held in 1963 and the seat was filled by Donald Clausen, Miller’s opposition in the 1962 general election.

He was the author of the bookMember of the House: Letters of a Congressman.^[1]

• List of members of the United States Congress who died in office (1950–1999)

• Rebels With a Cause: film describes Rep. Miller's establishment of the Point Reyes National Seashore
• The Clem Miller Environmental Education CenterArchived 2021-05-17 at theWayback Machine

• United States Congress."Clem Miller (id: M000719)".Biographical Directory of the United States Congress.

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