Miller, J. L. (John Leonard)

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John Leonard Miller was born in Kentucky about 1889. He left home at the age of 12 and eventually worked in coal mining in Danville, Virginia where he joined the United Mine workers as an organizer. He worked as a harvester in the Midwest, then moved to Calgary, Canada where he joined the Socialist Party. Later returning to the U.S., he joined the Industrial Workers of the World in North Dakota. Miller was an informant for author Norman Clark and was involved in the "Everett Massacre." He used Jack Leonard as an alias.

From the guide to the John Leonard Miller papers, 1923-1986, (University of Washington Libraries Special Collections)

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