George Miller (October 24, 1922December 25, 2014) was an

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politician who served as the mayor of

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from 1991 until December 6, 1999. He was a member of the

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. He received both a

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and

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in political science from the

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. Miller served in the

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during

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. He was shot in the right leg during the Battle of Saipan. Miller served on the Tucson

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for fourteen years prior to becoming mayor in 1991. After serving as mayor for two terms, Miller declined to run again, and was succeeded by

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on December 6, 1999. At the time of his retirement Miller was Tucson's longest serving public official, having spent twenty-two consecutive years in office: fourteen years as a city councilman and eight as mayor. After retiring from politics Miller began teaching

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at Tucson's Pima Community College. He contributed opinion pieces to the

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on various topics including his support for the

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s north of Tucson. He died in a nursing home in Tucson on December 25, 2014.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, George Politicians from Detroit University of Arizona alumni Pima Community College faculty Arizona city council members Mayors of Tucson, Arizona Arizona Democrats 1922 births 2014 deaths United States Marines United States Marine Corps personnel of World War II