George Clark Miller

George Clark Miller (9 January 1882 – 17 March 1968) was the 23rd mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1937 to 1938. He was born in Huron County, Ontario, moving to Manitoba, then in 1941 to Vancouver.

George Clark Miller
Miller dedicates foremast from HMS Vancouver, October 1937.
23rd Mayor of Vancouver
In office
1937–1938
Succeeded byJames Lyle Telford
Member of Parliament
for Burnaby South
In office
1952–1953
Personal details
Born(1882-01-09)9 January 1882
Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada
Died17 March 1968(1968-03-17) (aged 86)
Political partyNon-Partisan Association
Other political
affiliations		BC Progressive Conservative

Gerald McGeer left the mayor's position when he became a member of the House of Commons of Canada. Miller, a city alderman, won the 9 December 1936 city election which featured the first candidates of the Non-Partisan Association. After two years as Vancouver's top local politician, Miller was defeated by James Lyle Telford.[1]

In 1952, Miller was elected to the British Columbia Legislative Assembly representing Vancouver—Point Grey representing the Progressive Conservative Party of British Columbia, but was defeated the next year in the 1953 provincial election.

References
  1. Mackie, John (30 November 2002). "The mayors of Vancouver". The Vancouver Sun. p. B4.


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