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'''Sir John Ontario Miller''' |
'''Sir John Ontario Miller''' {{post-nominals|country=GBR|size=100%|KCSI}} (7 August 1857 – 19 January 1943) was a British [[civil servant]] in India. He was born in Toronto, Canada West, the eldest son of Robert Schaw Miller and Eliza Miller. He died at [[Lavant, West Sussex|Lavant]], [[Sussex]]. |
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==Early life== |
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John joined the Indian Civil Service in 1879 after going to King’s College at Aberdeen (he had won a bursary of £35 in 1874). Given the trade and commercial background to his family, it is surprising that their John Miller should join the Indian Civil Service, a profession and area with which the family had no apparent links. It is possible that a member of staff at his Scottish university had the contacts which enabled John to sit the exam necessary to enter the ICS. It seems probable that he attended one of the two crammer schools in London to give him the sufficient extra education necessary to pass the exam which he probably took in 1878. He must have done well in the exam to have qualified for later postings in Northern India. He probably took his first furlong back to England in 1887 and was possibly on the same boat taking his future father-n-law Alfred Comyn Lyall back to England to start his retirement. Had he come to Lyall’s notice prior to their departures to the UK. Where his initial postings were is unclear other than he must have been in the Punjab in 1889 where his eldest daughter Evelinia was born, a position he must have obtained through his new wife’s uncle James Broadwood Lyall who was Lieutenant-Governor of the province at the time. John would have a working knowledge of the Hindi language, a requirement for the region of India he was posted to. He held various secretary positions from 1895 to 1907. He was Chief Secretary to the North West Provinces and Oudh Administration by 1900 (and also appointed Companion to the Order of the Star of India). He was Chief Commissioner of Central Provinces and Berar from 1905 to 1907. He then became a member of Viceroy Executive Council of India and Commissioner of Legyral Province from 1907 to 1910. For his work he was awarded Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India in the 1901 New Years Honours List. |
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John Ontario Miller’s father died in the United Province of Canada 1862, forcing the family to move to Scotland. The following year his mother died in mid-1863 and he was raised by members of her family..{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} He was educated at [[King's College, Aberdeen|King's College]], [[University of Aberdeen]] after he won a bursary of £35 in 1874.<ref>The Scotsman newspaper 1874{{full citation needed|date=November 2012}}</ref> |
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On his final return to Great Britain John became chairman of the London Port Authority. He served in the Ministry of Food (probably at the time of the First World War). His obituary appeared in the Scotsman newspaper when he died in 1942. He was a founder of the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1895. He was interested as he described as “the currency question” publishing two small books on this subject in 1920 and 1931. |
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==Career in India== |
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He married Mary Evelyn Lyall (the youngest daughter of [[Alfred Comyn Lyall]]) in 1888. They had three sons (of whom one died young in India) and two daughters. He brought his family back to the United Kingdom for short break in 1894 and 1899. After their final return to England, Sir John and Lady Miller first lived at Rowley Lodge in Arkley, Hertfordshire (at least between 1908 and 1911). They then moved to Robson’s Orchard at Mid-Lavant in Sussex sometime after 1914 (more probably after 1918). |
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Miller joined the Indian Civil Service in 1879.<ref>National Biographia{{full citation needed|date=November 2012}}</ref> |
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He held various secretary positions from 1895 to 1907. Miller was Chief Secretary to the North West Provinces and Oudh Administration 1899 to 1902,<ref name=WW1917>Who's Who 1917{{full citation needed|date=November 2012}}</ref> and was appointed a Companion of the [[Order of the Star of India]] (CSI) for his services in the New Year's Honours List 1 January 1901.<ref>{{London Gazette |issue=27261 |date=1 January 1901 |page=1}}</ref> |
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Miller served as a Secretary in the Government of India Revenue Department 1902 to 1903 and then as Chief Commissioner of Central Provinces and Berar from 1905 to 1907.<ref name=WW1917/> He then became a member of the Viceroy Executive Council of India and Commissioner of Legyral Province from 1907 to 1910.<ref name=Gazette1901>London Gazette 1901{{full citation needed|date=November 2012}}</ref> For his distinguished work he was knighted as a Knight Commander of the [[Order of the Star of India]] (KCSI). |
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==Later life in England, and family == |
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On his final return to Britain, Miller served as a London County Council (Non-Member) representative on the London Port Authority from 1916 to 1925,<ref>Port of London 1909 to 1934, Alan Nell,Port of London Authority, 1934.{{full citation needed|date=November 2012}}</ref> He also served in the Ministry of Food (probably at the time of the First World War).<ref name=Scotsman1943>The Scotsman newspaper 1943{{full citation needed|date=November 2012}}</ref> |
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He was a founder of the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1895.<ref>* 17 - LSE Memorandum of Association 1895{{full citation needed|date=November 2012}}</ref> Miller was interested in the concept of "the currency question," and published two small books on the subject in 1920<ref>[http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=moreTab&ct=display&fn=search&doc=BLL01002496020&indx=2&recIds=BLL01002496020&recIdxs=1&elementId=1&renderMode=poppedOut&displayMode=full&frbrVersion=&dscnt=1&scp.scps=scope%3A%28BLCONTENT%29&frbg=&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1387370338797&srt=rank&mode=Basic&vl(488279563UI0)=any&dum=true&tb=t&vl(freeText0)=john%20ontario%20miller&vid=BLVU1 High Prices and the Quantity Theory]</ref> and 1931.<ref>[http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/display.do?tabs=moreTab&ct=display&fn=search&doc=BLL01002496022&indx=1&recIds=BLL01002496022&recIdxs=0&elementId=0&renderMode=poppedOut&displayMode=full&frbrVersion=&dscnt=1&scp.scps=scope%3A%28BLCONTENT%29&frbg=&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1387370338797&srt=rank&mode=Basic&vl(488279563UI0)=any&dum=true&tb=t&vl(freeText0)=john%20ontario%20miller&vid=BLVU1 Politicians, Financiers and Currency]</ref> |
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He married Mary Evelyn Lyall, the youngest daughter of [[Alfred Comyn Lyall]], in 1888.{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} Together they had three sons (one of whom died young in India) and two daughters.{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} He brought his family back to the United Kingdom for short breaks in 1894, 1899 and 1901.{{citation needed|date=November 2011}} |
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Latest revision as of 20:19, 4 October 2023
Sir John Ontario Miller KCSI (7 August 1857 – 19 January 1943) was a British civil servant in India. He was born in Toronto, Canada West, the eldest son of Robert Schaw Miller and Eliza Miller. He died at Lavant, Sussex.
Early life
[edit]John Ontario Miller’s father died in the United Province of Canada 1862, forcing the family to move to Scotland. The following year his mother died in mid-1863 and he was raised by members of her family..[citation needed] He was educated at King's College, University of Aberdeen after he won a bursary of £35 in 1874.[1]
Career in India
[edit]Miller joined the Indian Civil Service in 1879.[2]
He held various secretary positions from 1895 to 1907. Miller was Chief Secretary to the North West Provinces and Oudh Administration 1899 to 1902,[3] and was appointed a Companion of the Order of the Star of India (CSI) for his services in the New Year's Honours List 1 January 1901.[4]
Miller served as a Secretary in the Government of India Revenue Department 1902 to 1903 and then as Chief Commissioner of Central Provinces and Berar from 1905 to 1907.[3] He then became a member of the Viceroy Executive Council of India and Commissioner of Legyral Province from 1907 to 1910.[5] For his distinguished work he was knighted as a Knight Commander of the Order of the Star of India (KCSI).
Later life in England, and family
[edit]On his final return to Britain, Miller served as a London County Council (Non-Member) representative on the London Port Authority from 1916 to 1925,[6] He also served in the Ministry of Food (probably at the time of the First World War).[7]
He was a founder of the London School of Economics and Political Science in 1895.[8] Miller was interested in the concept of "the currency question," and published two small books on the subject in 1920[9] and 1931.[10]
He married Mary Evelyn Lyall, the youngest daughter of Alfred Comyn Lyall, in 1888.[citation needed] Together they had three sons (one of whom died young in India) and two daughters.[citation needed] He brought his family back to the United Kingdom for short breaks in 1894, 1899 and 1901.[citation needed]
He was a grandson of William Mitchell (Scottish entrepreneur) (1781 - 1854).[citation needed] One of his grandchildren is Richard L. Hills.[citation needed]
Notes
[edit]- ^ The Scotsman newspaper 1874[full citation needed]
- ^ National Biographia[full citation needed]
- ^ a b Who's Who 1917[full citation needed]
- ^ "No. 27261". The London Gazette. 1 January 1901. p. 1.
- ^ London Gazette 1901[full citation needed]
- ^ Port of London 1909 to 1934, Alan Nell,Port of London Authority, 1934.[full citation needed]
- ^ The Scotsman newspaper 1943[full citation needed]
- ^ * 17 - LSE Memorandum of Association 1895[full citation needed]
- ^ High Prices and the Quantity Theory
- ^ Politicians, Financiers and Currency
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