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Encyclopedia > Jack Miller

Jack Richard Miller (b. June 6, 1916 in Chicago, Illinois - d. August 29, 1994) was a Republican United States Senator from Iowa, who served two terms from 1961 to 1973. is the 157th day of the year (158th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1916 (MCMXVI) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a leap year starting on Friday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For other uses, see Chicago (disambiguation). ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... is the 241st day of the year (242nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... GOP redirects here. ... Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ...


Miller first moved to Sioux City, Iowa in 1932. He attended The Oratory School in England, before moving to Creighton University and The Catholic University of America, got a law degree from Columbia University in 1946, and did postgraduate study at University of Iowa College of Law. Sioux City (pronounced ) is a city located in northwest Iowa in the United States. ... Year 1932 (MCMXXXII) was a leap year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1932 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Oratory School is an all-boys, Catholic, boarding public school in Great Britain. ... Creighton University is a Jesuit, Catholic university located in Omaha, Nebraska, United States of America. ... The Catholic University of America (abbreviated CUA), located in Washington, D.C., is unique as the national university of the Roman Catholic Church and as the only higher education institution founded by U.S. Roman Catholic bishops. ... Alma Mater Columbia University is a private university in the United States and a member of the Ivy League. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The University of Iowa College of Law, located in Iowa City, Iowa is one of the 11 colleges of the University of Iowa. ...


Miller served with the United States Army Air Corps from 1942 to 1946, attaining the rank of lieutenant colonel. During this time his service included the China Burma India Theater of World War II, the faculty at the Army Command and General Staff College at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas, and duty at Air Force Headquarters in Washington, D.C. It has been suggested that this article be split into multiple articles accessible from a disambiguation page. ... Year 1942 (MCMXLII) was a common year starting on Thursday (the link will display the full 1942 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... In the U.S. Army, Air Force and Marine Corps, a lieutenant colonel is a commissioned officer superior to a major and inferior to a colonel. ... China Burma India Theater (CBI) was the name used by the United States Army for its forces in China, Burma, India during World War II. Well-known US units in this theater included the Flying Tigers, transport and bomber units flying the Hump, the engineers who built Ledo Road, and... The Command and General Staff College (C&GSC) at Fort Leavenworth, Kansas is a United States Army facility that functions as a graduate school for U.S. military leaders. ... In 1827, Colonel Henry Leavenworth established a post on the bluffs overlooking the western bank of the Missouri River to protect the fur trade, safeguard commerce on the Santa Fe Trail and maintain the peace among the inhabitants. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ...


Miller was first elected to a member of the Iowa state house of representatives in 1955; he was elected to the Iowa state senate in 1957, and first elected to the United States Senate in 1960. He was reelected in 1966, but in 1972 lost his seat to Dick Clark. 2002 Senate District Map 2002 House District Map The Iowa General Assembly (IGA) is the legislative branch for the state of Iowa. ... Year 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1955 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1957 Gregorian calendar). ... Year 1960 (MCMLX) was a leap year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the 1966 Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the U.S. counterterrorism official, see Richard Clarke Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark (born September 14, 1928 in Paris, Iowa) represented the state of Iowa in the United States Senate from 1973 to 1979. ...


After his stint in the Senate, Miller was appointed by President Richard Nixon as a judge on the United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals in 1973; he became a Circuit Judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit by operation of the Federal Courts Improvement Act of 1982. He took senior status in 1985. Nixon redirects here. ... The United States Court of Customs and Patent Appeals (CCPA) began as the United States Court of Customs Appeals, created by the Payne-Aldrich Tariff Act of August 5, 1909, and it started its work the following year, on April 22, 1910. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... The United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, or simply the Federal Circuit, was founded in 1982 to combine similar federal cases to a specialized appellate court. ...


Miller retired to Temple Terrace, Florida where he died in 1994. He is interred in Arlington National Cemetery. Temple Terrace is a city in Hillsborough County, Florida. ... Year 1994 (MCMXCIV) The year 1994 was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by the United Nations. ... This article or section does not cite any references or sources. ...


References

  • (2004) United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit: A History: 1990–2002 / compiled by members of the Advisory Council to the United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit in celebration of the court's twentieth anniversary.. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit. LCCN 2004-050209. 

The Library of Congress Control Number or LCCN is a serially based system of numbering books in the Library of Congress in the United States. ...

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Preceded by
Thomas E. Martin (R)
United States Senator (Class 2) from Iowa
19611973
Succeeded by
Richard C. Clark (D)
The Biographical Directory of the United States Congress is a biographical dictionary of all members of both houses of the United States Congress, past and present. ... 2008 (MMVIII) is the current year, a leap year that started on Tuesday of the Anno Domini (or common era), in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 38th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Thomas Ellsworth Martin (January 18, 1893 - June 27, 1971) was a United States Representative and Senator from Iowa. ... Iowa was admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846. ... Year 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the song by James Blunt, see 1973 (song). ... Senator Dick Clark Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark (born September 14, 1928 in Paris, Iowa) represented the state of Iowa in the United States Senate from 1973 to 1979. ... Iowa was admitted to the Union on December 28, 1846. ... George Wallace Jones (April 12, 1804 - July 22, 1896) was one of the first two United States Senators to represent the state of Iowa after it was admitted to the Union as a state in 1846. ... James Wilson Grimes (October 20, 1816 – February 7, 1872), born in Deering, New Hampshire, was an American politician, serving as the Whig governor of and senator from Iowa. ... James Bruen Howell (July 4, 1816 - June 17, 1880) was a United States Senator from Iowa. ... George G Wright ... Samuel Jordan Kirkwood (December 20, 1813 - September 1, 1894), twice represented Iowa as a United States Senator; first, from 1866 to 1867 and again from 1877 to 1881. ... James Wilson McDill (March 4, 1834 - February 28, 1894) was a United States Representative and Senator from Iowa. ... James Falconer Wilson was born in Newark, Ohio on October 19, 1828. ... John Henry Gear (April 7, 1825 - July 14, 1900) was a United States Representative, Senator and Governor of Iowa. ... Jonathan P. Dolliver (February 6, 1858 - October 15, 1910) represented the state of Iowa in the United States Senator from 1900 to 1910. ... Lafayette Young was a Republican Senator from Iowa, from 1910-11. ... William S. Kenyon (June 10, 1869–September 9, 1933) represented the state of Iowa in the United States Senator from 1911 to 1922. ... Charles Augustus Rawson (May 29, 1867 - September 2, 1936) was a United States Senator from Iowa. ... Smith Wildman Brookhart (February 2, 1869 - November 15, 1944), was a member of the United States Senate. ... Daniel Fredrick Steck (December 16, 1881–December 31, 1950), was a member of the United States Senate. ... Lester Jesse Dickinson (October 29, 1873 - June 4, 1968) was a United States Representative and Senator from Iowa. ... Clyde LaVerne Herring (May 3, 1879 - September 15, 1945) was a governor of Iowa, from 1933-37. ... George A. Wilson This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Guy Mark Gillette (February 3, 1879 - March 3, 1973) was a Democratic United States Senator and Representative from Iowa. ... Thomas Ellsworth Martin (January 18, 1893 - June 27, 1971) was a United States Representative and Senator from Iowa. ... For the U.S. counterterrorism official, see Richard Clarke Richard Clarence (Dick) Clark (born September 14, 1928 in Paris, Iowa) represented the state of Iowa in the United States Senate from 1973 to 1979. ... Roger William Jepsen is a former United States Senator from Iowa, born in Cedar Falls, Iowa, December 23, 1928; attended the public schools; attended the University of Northern Iowa, Cedar Falls; graduated from Arizona State University, Tempe, Arizona, in 1950, and received a master’s degree from the same university... Thomas Richard Tom Harkin (born November 19, 1939) is a liberal Democratic Senator from Iowa, serving in his fourth senate term. ... Augustus Caesar Dodge (January 2, 1812 _ November 20, 1883) was one of the first two United States Senators to represent the state of Iowa after it was admitted to the Union as a state in 1846. ... James Harlan (August 26, 1820 - October 5, 1899) was a member of the United States Senate and a U.S. Cabinet Secretary. ... Samuel Jordan Kirkwood (December 20, 1813 - September 1, 1894), twice represented Iowa as a United States Senator; first, from 1866 to 1867 and again from 1877 to 1881. ... James Harlan (August 26, 1820 - October 5, 1899) was a member of the United States Senate and a U.S. Cabinet Secretary. ... William Boyd Allison (March 2, 1829 - August 4, 1908) was an American lawyer and politician. ... Albert B. Cummins Albert Baird Cummins (February 15, 1850 - July 30, 1926) was a U.S. political figure. ... David Wallace Stewart (January 22, 1887 - February 10, 1974) was a United States Senator from Iowa. ... Smith Wildman Brookhart (February 2, 1869 - November 15, 1944), was a member of the United States Senate. ... Richard Louis Murphy (1875-1936) of Dubuque, Iowa was a U.S. Senator from Iowa from 1933 to 1936. ... Guy Mark Gillette (February 3, 1879 - March 3, 1973) was a Democratic United States Senator and Representative from Iowa. ... Bourke B. Hickenlooper Bourke Blakemore Hickenlooper (July 21, 1896–September 4, 1971), was a member of the Republican Party, first elected to statewide office in Iowa as lieutenant governor, serving from 1939 to 1942 and then as Governor from 1943 to 1944. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... John Culver John Chester Culver (born August 8, 1932) is an American politician of the Democratic Party who represented Iowa in both the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. ... Charles Ernest Chuck Grassley (born September 17, 1933) is the senior United States Senator from Iowa. ...

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CSPAF :: The Jack Miller Undergraduate Essay Contest (606 words)
This essay contest is named for Jack Miller, a Chicago businessman and philanthropist who founded the Jack Miller Center for Teaching America’s Founding Principles, which has funded the University of Chicago’s Center for Study of the Principles of the American Founding.
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Jack Miller, born in Dallas, Tex., 2 April 1920, served in the Marine Corps Reserve as a Second Lieutenant from 19 May to 31 October 1941.
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Jack Miller remained at San Diego until decommissioning there 1 June 1946, and joining the Stockton Group, Pacific Reserve Fleet, where she remains.
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