George Clark Miller (9 January 1882 – 17 March 1968) was the 23rd mayor of

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from 1937 to 1938. He was born in

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, moving to Manitoba, then in 1941 to Vancouver. Gerald McGeer left the mayor's position when he became a member of the

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. Miller, a city alderman, won the 9 December 1936 city election which featured the first candidates of the

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. After two years as Vancouver's top local politician, Miller was defeated by

James Lyle Telford James Lyle Telford (21 June 1889 – 27 September 1960) was the 24th mayor of Vancouver, British Columbia from 1939 to 1940 and a founder of the British Columbia branch of the Co-operative Commonwealth Federation (CCF). He was born in Valen ...

. In 1952, Miller was elected to the

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representing Vancouver—Point Grey representing the Progressive Conservative Party of British Columbia, but was defeated the next year in the 1953 provincial election.

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Vancouver History: list of mayors
accessed 24 August 2006 1882 births 1968 deaths Mayors of Vancouver British Columbia Conservative Party MLAs People from Huron County, Ontario 20th-century Canadian politicians {{BritishColumbia-mayor-stub