Harriet Miller | |
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Mayor of Santa Barbara, California | |
In office 1995–2001 | |
Preceded by | Hal Conklin |
Succeeded by | Marty Blum |
10th Montana Superintendent of Public Instruction | |
In office January 7, 1957 – January 6, 1969 | |
Preceded by | Mary Condon |
Succeeded by | Dolores Colburg |
Personal details | |
Born | Council, Idaho | July 4, 1919
Died | January 6, 2010 Santa Barbara, California | (aged 90)
Alma mater | Whitman College, University of Pennsylvania |
Occupation | Chemist, politician |
Harriet Miller (July 4, 1919 – January 6, 2010) was an American chemist in Pennsylvania and politician in California. Miller was a mayor of Santa Barbara, California.
On July 4, 1919, Miller was born in Council, Idaho. Miller's father was a teacher and high school principal and her mother was a school teacher. [1]
Miller earned a Bachelor's degree in chemistry from Whitman College in Walla Walla, Washington. Miller earned a master's degree in chemistry from the University of Pennsylvania. [1] [2]
In 1944, Miller became a chemist at Atlantic Richfield (now ARCO) in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania until 1950. [1]
Miller was elected Superintendent of the Montana Office of Public Instruction. [3]
In 1987, Miller was appointed as a member of the city council in Santa Barbara, California. [1]
In 1995, Miller became the mayor of Santa Barbara, until 2001. [1]
In 1981, Miller moved to Santa Barbara, California. On January 6, 2010, Miller died at her home in Santa Barbara, California. She was 90 years old. [1] [2]