Miles Eugene Mills (February 21, 1891–August 18, 1972) was an American educator and politician. Mills was born on a farm near

Vandalia, Illinois Vandalia is a city in and the county seat of Fayette County, Illinois, United States. At the 2020 Census, the population was 7,458. Vandalia is northeast of St. Louis, on the Kaskaskia River. It served as the state capital of Illinois from 1 ...

. He went to the public schools and to colleges in Illinois, Kansas, and Montana. He was a teacher, principal, and the superintendent of schools for

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. He also served as deputy sheriff for Efingham County. Mills lived in

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with his wife and family. He served in the

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in 1941 and 1942 and from 1957 to 1969. Mills was a

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. Mills died in a hospital in Effingham, Illinois from cancer.'Ex-Legislator Dies At Age 81,' Mt. Vernon Register-News, August 19, 1972, pg. 1

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* 1891 births 1972 deaths People from Effingham, Illinois People from Vandalia, Illinois Educators from Illinois Democratic Party members of the Illinois House of Representatives Deaths from cancer in Illinois 20th-century American politicians {{Illinois-Ilrepresentative-stub