Miller, C. J.

MILLER

Posted By: Roseanna Zehner
Date: 7/24/2006 at 07:21:53

MILLER, C.J.

C.J. Miller, a leading lawyer of Rock Rapids, where he commands the respect of the community not only for his forensic ability, but for his thorough mastery of the fundamental principles of his profession, and his analytical skill in getting the very bottom facts of a case before the judge and jury, was born December 24, 1871.

After attending the high school in his native town, he continued his studies at Cornell College, Mt. Vernon, Iowa. He was in attendance there three years, and was a graduate from the collegiate Department of the Northwestern University, the famous school at Evanston, Illinois, in the class of 1894, and the Law Department of the State University of Iowa, class of 1896. After graduating he opened his professional career by locating in Rock Rapids and entering into partnership with E.A. Wagner.

During the Spanish American War Mr. Miller served as a member of the Fifty-second Regiment, Iowa Volunteers. The most of the time the regiment was in camp at Chattanooga under orders to wait for call to the front. The war was closed too soon for them to go into active service, and in the fall they returned to Iowa, to be discharged. The regiment suffered greatly by sickness while in camp.

After returning again to peaceful life Mr. Miller resumed the practice of his profession in his native city, in which he is winning fame and fortune.

Mr. Miller belongs to the blue lodge chapter and commandery of the Masonic fraternity. In his college days he was associated with the Phi Delta Phi and the Phi Kappa-Psi.

Source: Compendium of History Reminiscence and Biography of Lyon County, Iowa. Published under the Auspices of the Pioneer Association of Lyon County. Geo. Monlun, Pres.; Hon. E. C. Roach Sec’y; and Col. F. M. Thompson, Historian. Geo. A. Ogle & CO., Published, Engravers and Book Manufacturers. Chicago, 1904-1905

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