Harriet Miller (July 4, 1919 – January 6, 2010) was an American chemist in Pennsylvania and politician in California. Miller was a mayor of
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara ( es, Santa Bárbara, meaning "Saint Barbara") is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coas ...
.
Early life
On July 4, 1919, Miller was born in
Council, Idaho
Council is a city in and the county seat of Adams County, Idaho, United States. The population was 839 at the 2010 census.
Major events
Porcupine Races
Council holds a "World Champion Porcupine Race" on July 4th (Independence Day (United Sta ...
. Miller's father was a teacher and high school principal and her mother was a school teacher.
Education
Miller earned a Bachelor's degree in chemistry from
Whitman College
Whitman College is a private liberal arts college in Walla Walla, Washington. The school offers 53 majors and 33 minors in the liberal arts and sciences, and it has a student-to-faculty ratio of 9:1. Whitman was the first college in the Pacifi ...
in Walla Walla, Washington. Miller earned a master's degree in chemistry from the
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...
.
Career
In 1944, Miller became a chemist at
Atlantic Richfield (now ARCO) in
Philadelphia
Philadelphia, often called Philly, is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, the sixth-largest city in the U.S., the second-largest city in both the Northeast megalopolis and Mid-Atlantic regions after New York City. Sinc ...
, Pennsylvania until 1950.
Miller was elected Superintendent of the
Montana Office of Public Instruction
The Montana Office of Public Instruction (OPI) is the state education agency of Montana. Elsie Arntzen currently serves as the Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction. The agency is headquartered in Helena
Helena may refer to:
People
*He ...
.
In 1987, Miller was appointed as a member of the city council in
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara ( es, Santa Bárbara, meaning "Saint Barbara") is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coas ...
.
In 1995, Miller became the
mayor of Santa Barbara, until 2001.
Personal life
In 1981, Miller moved to Santa Barbara, California. On January 6, 2010, Miller died at her home in
Santa Barbara, California
Santa Barbara ( es, Santa Bárbara, meaning "Saint Barbara") is a coastal city in Santa Barbara County, California, of which it is also the county seat. Situated on a south-facing section of coastline, the longest such section on the West Coas ...
. She was 90 years old.
See also
*
List of mayors of Santa Barbara, California
This is a list of mayors of Santa Barbara, California since the city's incorporation in April 1850.
See also
* List of mayors of Oxnard, California
* List of mayors of Ventura, California
This is a list of mayors of Ventura, California, begin ...
References
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1919 births
2010 deaths
Mayors of Santa Barbara, California
California city council members
Superintendents of Public Instruction of Montana
Women in Montana politics
People from Council, Idaho
Women city councillors in California
Women mayors of places in California
21st-century American women
Chemists from Pennsylvania