Calvert Charlton Miller, (September 3, 1899 - July 1, 1978), was a Canadian lawyer, politician and jurist. Miller was born and raised in Portage la Prairie. He articled in the law firm of Meighen and Sexsmith, the law firm founded by future Prime Minister

Arthur Meighen Arthur Meighen (; June 16, 1874 – August 5, 1960) was a Canadian lawyer and politician who served as the ninth prime minister of Canada from 1920 to 1921 and from June to September 1926. He led the Conservative Party from 1920 to 1926 and fro ...

. Miller was called to the bar in 1920 and practiced law in Portage la Prairie and was respected in his field, being elected a bencher of the

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. He was active with the

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serving as president of the provincial association. In 1946, he was elected in a

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to the

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as the Progressive Conservative Member of Parliament for Portage la Prairie following the death of

Harry Leader Henry George Leader (March 10, 1880 – May 9, 1946) was a politician, farmer, and cattle breeder from Manitoba, Canada. Leader served as a councillor in the township of Burnside, Manitoba, from 1906 to 1912 and was reeve from 1912 to 1914 as we ...

. His riding was abolished due to redistribution and Miller did not run in another electoral district in the 1949 federal election and instead retired from politics and returned to his law practice until 1959 when he was named to the Court of Queen's Bench of Manitoba. In 1960, he was appointed to Manitoba's

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and in 1961 he was named Chief Justice of Manitoba. He retired from the bench in 1967.

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Manitoba Historical Society biography
1899 births 1978 deaths Members of the House of Commons of Canada from Manitoba Progressive Conservative Party of Canada MPs Judges in Manitoba {{Manitoba-politician-stub