Miller, Charles H., 1866-1925

Born near Strasburg, Pennsylvania in 1866, Charles H. Miller graduated from Lehigh University with a degree in Civil Engineering in 1885. Following his graduation, he worked for the United States Engineering Corps on the Mississippi River Improvement Commission for 13 years. After his work with the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, Miller was made superintendent of construction with the McClintic-Marshall Construction Company in Pittsburgh, where he was in charge of building their plant until 1905, when he was appointed an engineer of river protection for the Missouri-Pacific & Iron Mountain Railway System. In 1911, Miller formed his own company, Miller Engineering, in Little Rock, Arkansas. His company engaged in general engineering and contracting, projects include drainage and railways. Following U. S. entry into World War I, Miller enlisted in the U. S. Army in 1917 and served until 1919 as an engineer with the rank of Major. From April 1918 to April 1919, Miller served in France, where he worked on reconstruction efforts. Miller returned to Little Rock and his engineering company following his discharge. He served on numerous engineering committees and organizations, before drowning in 1925 trying to rescue others following the capsizing of the steamboat he was traveling on.

Miller married Edna Ward in 1900, with whom he had two daughters.

Source:

"Major Charles Henry Miller." Pulaski County ArArchives Biographies. Accessed June 22, 2012.

From the guide to the Miller, Charles H. Family Papers 2012-182., 1871-1904, (Dolph Briscoe Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin)