Background
Miller was born on a ranch near Fredericksburg, Texas.
Miller was born on a ranch near Fredericksburg, Texas.
He worked as a water boy for a government project to string a telegraph line from San Antonio, Texas, to Fort Clark when he was 14. He worked for Western Union and other utility companies just starting out as a lineman. In 1886 he worked for the Saint Louis Municipal Electric Light and Power Company and during this time he saw an opportunity to organize electrical workers when they came to Saint Louis for the 1890 exposition.