William White Miller (born August 8, 1846 – November 11, 1912) was an Irish Canadian businessman.

Biography

William White Miller was born on August 8, 1846, in Dower,

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, Ireland to Matthew G. Miller and Jane Miller. He travelled to Canada with his parents and settled in Hamilton, Ontario in 1854. Miller was educated in

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in Guelph, Ontario and engaged in mercantile banking in Rothsay, Ontario in 1873. in 1877, Miller moved to Manitoba and became the manager of Patterson & MacCracken Company in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba. In 1880, he was appointed

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of Portage la Prairie, a position he served until his death. From 1881 to 1885, he was the

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of the Rural Municipality of Portage la Prairie, and from 1890 to 1910, he was the

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of the Portage School Board. William also served as president of the Urban Insurance Company in Portage la Prairie, served as superintendent of the Knox Presbyterian Church Sunday School in Portage la Prairie for 30 years, and served as president of the

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for over 20 years. On November 11, 1912, he died in Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada.

Personal life

In 1872, Miller married Anna M. Brown from Listowel, Ontario, with whom he had one daughter,

Edith Jane Miller Edith Jane Miller (born February 26, 1875? – June 18, 1936) was a Canadian concert contralto singer. Miller's performances ranged from classical arias to French-Canadian folksongs. She also frequently appeared in oratorios and made rare appear ...

, who would become a concert contralto singer.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, William White Businesspeople from Ontario 1846 births 1912 deaths Irish emigrants to Canada People from County Cavan People from Hamilton, Ontario 19th-century Canadian businesspeople