Background
Miller was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1884.
Miller was born in Lawrence, Massachusetts in 1884.
He received a bachelor of arts degree from Tufts in 1906, a master of arts degree from Tufts in 1907, and an honorary Doctor of Laws from Tufts in 1941.
Miller worked as a government professor at Tufts from 1916 to 1956, and as chairman of the Department of Government from 1939 to 1956. Concurrently, Miller served as the secretary to the president of Tufts from 1916 to 1919, and as assistant to the president from 1919 to 1937. From 1937 to 1938, he served as acting president of Tufts.
Upon his retirement as Dean of Administration, he was awarded the distinction of Dean Emeritus.
Additionally, he was elected president of the Tufts Alumni Association, and served in that role from 1954 to 1960. Miller Hall, a dormitory on Tufts" Medford campus, is named in his honor.