Alex Miller (October 11, 1922 – January 29, 1998) was an American political advisor and lobbyist active in

Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U.S., ...

. He was born in 1922 to

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immigrants in

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, where he spent much of his life. Miller served as a

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man and administrative assistant to

William A. Egan William Allen Egan (October 8, 1914 – May 6, 1984) was an American Democratic politician. He served as the first governor of the State of Alaska from January 3, 1959 to 1966 and 1970 to 1974, as well as a shadow U.S. Senator from Alaska Terri ...

, the first

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. During Egan's administration, he was described as the most powerful lobbyist in Alaska.Miller Vacura, Helen. "Miller, Charlie & Mary." Juneau Public Libraries. N.p., n.d. Web. 11 June 2017.

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1922 births 1998 deaths Alaska Democrats American people of Serbian descent American people of Montenegrin descent Businesspeople from Alaska Politicians from Juneau, Alaska 20th-century American businesspeople {{Alaska-politician-stub