Scheller A. Miller

Scheller Alexander Miller was born on June 1, 1885, in Una, Clay County, Mississippi.[1] He was the son of Thomas Wesley Miller and his wife, Jimmie Adrian (Shell) Miller.[1] Miller attended the public schools in his area.[1] He graduated from Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical College with a B. Sc. degree in 1907.[1] He taught at rural schools for the next three years.[1] He graduated from Cornell University with another degree, and then worked in agriculture.[1][2] He worked as an agricultural and industrial agent for railroad companies, and then worked for the state of New York in the dairy industry.[1] In November 1915, Miller was elected to represent the 24th District as a Democrat in the Mississippi State Senate for the 1916–1920 term.[1][2] During his term, Miller fought in World War I.[2] He was a candidate to represent Mississippi's 4th District in the U. S. House of Representatives in 1922.[2] Miller died in January 1925, in a hospital in Memphis, Tennessee.[3]