Leslie Andrew Miller (January 29, 1886September 29, 1970) was an American
politician
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who served as the
17th governor of Wyoming from January 2, 1933, until January 2, 1939. He was a
Democrat
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Politics
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.
Biography
Miller was born in
Junction City, Kansas
Junction City is a city in and the county seat of Geary County, Kansas, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population of the city was 22,932. Fort Riley, a major U.S. Army post, is nearby.
History
Junction City is so named from its ...
on January 29, 1886.
In 1892, his family moved to
Wyoming
Wyoming () is a state in the Mountain West subregion of the Western United States. It is bordered by Montana to the north and northwest, South Dakota and Nebraska to the east, Idaho to the west, Utah to the southwest, and Colorado to the s ...
. He served in the
United States Marines
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from 1918 until 1919. He entered politics following his service and was elected to the
Wyoming House of Representatives
The Wyoming House of Representatives is the lower house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 60 Representatives in the House, representing an equal number of single-member constituent districts across the state, each with a population of ...
. He was elected
17th Governor of Wyoming. He took his oath and was sworn in on December 27, 1932, 6-days early. He took office on January 2, 1933.
Governor Miller was re-elected in 1935 and he replaced hanging with the
gas chamber
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History
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for executions.
In 1938, he was defeated by
Nels H. Smith
Nels Hansen Smith (August 27, 1884July 5, 1976) was an American politician who served as the List of Governors of Wyoming, 18th Governor of Wyoming from 1939 until 1943. He was a Republican Party (United States), Republican.
Biography
He was bor ...
.
After his gubernatorial career, Miller served on the
War Production Board
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as well as the
Wyoming State Senate
The Wyoming Senate is the upper house of the Wyoming State Legislature. There are 30 Senators in the Senate, representing an equal number of constituencies across Wyoming, each with a population of at least 17,000. The Senate meets at the Wyomi ...
.
He died on September 29, 1970.
See also
*
List of governors of Wyoming
References
Further reading
Wyoming State Archives biography Accessed January 17, 2007
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Democratic Party governors of Wyoming
Democratic Party members of the Wyoming House of Representatives
Democratic Party Wyoming state senators
1886 births
1970 deaths
People from Junction City, Kansas
Military personnel from Wyoming
20th-century American politicians
United States Marines