Raup Miller

Raup Miller was an American politician who served as a member of the California State Assembly for the 28th District.

Raup Miller
Member of the California State Assembly
from the 28th district
In office
1942–1948
Personal details
BornSeptember 13, 1904
Lamar, Pennsylvania, U.S.
DiedMarch 17, 1993 (aged 88)
Ukiah, California, U.S.
Children1
Alma materHumboldt State University (BA)

Early life

Miller was born on September 13, 1904. A native of Lamar, Pennsylvania, he attended school in nearby Salona, Pennsylvania. As a young adult, Miller worked as an assistant for his father, a painter and carpenter.

Career

Aspiring to attend college in California, Miller traveled west, stopping in Wyoming and Oregon before settling in the San Francisco Bay Area to attend the University of California, Berkeley. Prior to reaching California, Miller worked on a railroad and at a paper mill. Miller established a successful insurance business in Palo Alto, California and was elected to the California State Assembly in 1942. During his tenure in the legislature, Miller served in the United States Coast Guard during World War II.[1][2] After retiring from the Assembly in 1948, he served as a member of the Palo Alto City Council. He also returned to college, completing his Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism from Humboldt State University in 1973. Miller also operated a small business in Placer County, California. In his retirement,

Miller also wrote and published collections of poetry.[3][4]

Personal life

Miller met his wife while studying at the University of California, Berkeley. They married in 1926 and had one daughter. Miller died on March 17, 1993 in Ukiah, California. He was 88.

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References
  1. Vassar, Alexander C. (2011). Legislators of California (PDF). Retrieved 23 November 2016.
  2. "JoinCalifornia - Raup Miller". www.joincalifornia.com. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  3. Osterdahl, Andy (2019-09-22). "The Strangest Names In American Political History : Raup Wilson Miller (1904-1993)". The Strangest Names In American Political History. Retrieved 2020-05-16.
  4. Senate, California Legislature (1945). Journal of the Senate, Legislature of the State of California. California State Print. Office.


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