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James Miller (builder)
Sir James Miller (16 March 190520 March 1977) was a Scottish businessman and politician, who served as Lord Provost of Edinburgh and Lord Mayor of London. As an architect, engineer and house-builder he founded the firm Miller Homes in 1934. Life He was born on 16 March 1905 the son of James Miller an Edinburgh architect. The family lived at 32 Bellevue Road at this time. He was educated at George Heriot's School. He then trained as an architect under his father. In 1925 he undertook his first design-build project after a developer withdrew from a project. In 1934, continuing in this vein, he formed James Miller & Partners with his brothers, which eventually was rebranded as Miller Homes. In 1936 he became a town councillor in Edinburgh and in 1947 was City Treasurer. In post-war Britain his company expanded to cover all sections of the country. From 1951 to 1954 he was Lord Provost of Edinburgh. He was succeeded by John Garnett Banks. In 1953 the University of Edinburgh award ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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