Background
Miller, Orris Joseph was born on November 27, 1891 in New Lyme, Ohio, United States. Son of Maynard E. and Mary (Laird) Miller.
business executive civil engineer
Miller, Orris Joseph was born on November 27, 1891 in New Lyme, Ohio, United States. Son of Maynard E. and Mary (Laird) Miller.
Bachelor of Science, Hiram College, 1914; Bachelor of Civil Engineering, Ohio State University, 1916; Master of Civil Engineering, Ohio State University, 1920.
Engineer, E.W. Clark & Company (management corporation), Columbus, Ohio., 1916-1920;
civil and hydraulic engineer, Tennessee Elec. Power Company, Chattanooga, 1920-1924;
production superintendent, Tennessee Elec. Power Company, Chattanooga, 1924-1928;
manager production and transmission, Tennessee Elec.
Power Company, Chattanooga, 1928-1939;
manager transportation, Nashville, Tennessee Elec. Power Company, Chattanooga, 1939-1940;
assistant supervising engineer, Commonwealth Southern Corporation, Jackson, Michigan, 1940-1943;
superintendent operation, Duke Power Company, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1943-1948;
general manager, Duke Power Company, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1948-1949;
vice president, Duke Power Company, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1949;
executive vice president, Duke Power Company, Charlotte, North Carolina, from 1956;
also board directors, Duke Power Company, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Fellow American Institute of Electrical Engineers. Member American Society of Civil Engineers, local engineering societies, Charlotte Country Club, Kiwanis.
Married Blanche Rutenbur, July 12, 1916. Children: Richard Dean, Mary J. Miller Crusoe.