Sir Henry John Miller (9 September 1830 – 6 February 1918) was a New Zealand politician.

Biography

Miller was the second son of The Rev. Sir Thomas Combe Miller, 6th Baronet (see

Miller Baronets There have been four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Miller, two in the Baronetage of England, one in the Baronetage of Great Britain and one in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. Two of the creations are extant as of 2008 ...

) and his wife Martha Holmes, daughter of the Rev. Thomas Holmes, of Bungay, Suffolk. He was educated at

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and admitted to

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...

on 8 July 1848. He rowed in the

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in the second

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of 1849 in December when Cambridge lost. Miller went to New Zealand where he took up sheep farming and was involved in other commercial activities at Otago. He was a member of the provincial government of Otago from 1863 to 1864, a member of the

New Zealand Legislative Council The New Zealand Legislative Council was the upper house of the General Assembly of New Zealand between 1853 and 1951. An earlier arrangement of legislative councils for the colony and provinces existed from 1841 when New Zealand became a co ...

from 1865 to 1917, when he resigned. He was the Speaker of the Legislative Council from 1892 to 1903. He was knighted in 1901. Miller married Jessie Orbell, daughter of John Orbell, of

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, Otago on 15 December 1864.They had five sons and two daughters.

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* 1830 births 1918 deaths Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge Cambridge University Boat Club rowers Speakers of the New Zealand Legislative Council People from Otago Members of the New Zealand Legislative Council New Zealand Knights Bachelor People educated at Eton College New Zealand farmers Members of Otago provincial executive councils English emigrants to New Zealand New Zealand politicians awarded knighthoods {{NewZealand-politician-stub

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