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Thomas Byron Miller (August 11, 1896 – March 20, 1976) was aRepublican member of theU.S. House of Representatives fromPennsylvania.
Thomas B. Miller was born inPlymouth, Pennsylvania. He attended the law school ofDickinson College inCarlisle, Pennsylvania. He was a member of theSigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. During theFirst World War, Miller served as a second lieutenant in the Sixteenth Field Artillery from February 25, 1918, until his discharge as a first lieutenant on September 23, 1919.
On January 23, 1942, Miller was chosen by theLuzerne County Republican Committee as their nominee to fill the vacancy in theSeventy-seventh Congress caused by the resignation of United States RepresentativeJ. Harold Flannery.[1] Miller'sDemocratic opponent wasDaniel J. Flood, and in the May 1942 special election, Miller prevailed, serving in the remainder of Flannery's term. Miller was reelected to theSeventy-eighth Congress, but was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection in1944.
After leaving Congress, Miller resumed the practice of law in Pennsylvania and in Washington, D.C., in addition to becoming active in banking. He died in died on March 20, 1976, inWilkes-Barre on March 20, 1976. Miller was cremated and his ashes were scattered at his summer home inOrangeville.
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