John Ontario Miller
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Sir John Ontario Miller, KCSI
(7 August 1857 – 19 January 1943) was a British civil servant in India. He was born in Toronto, Canada, the eldest son of Robert Schaw Miller and Eliza Miller. He died at Lavant
, Sussex
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, University of Aberdeen
to which place he had won a bursary of £35 in 1874.
He held various secretary positions from 1895 to 1907. He was Chief Secretary to the North West Provinces and Oudh Administration 1899 to 1902 (and also appointed Companion to the Order of the Star of India). He was a Secretary in the Government of India Revenue Department 1902 to 1903 and then 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.
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.
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 breaks in 1894, 1899 and 1901.
He was a grandson of William Mitchell (Scottish entrepreneur)
(1781 - 1854). One of his grandchildren is Richard L. Hills
.
Order of the Star of India
The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1861. The Order includes members of three classes:# Knight Grand Commander # Knight Commander # Companion...
(7 August 1857 – 19 January 1943) was a British civil servant in India. He was born in Toronto, Canada, the eldest son of Robert Schaw Miller and Eliza Miller. He died at Lavant
Lavant
Lavant was a prince-bishopric, suffragan of the Prince-archbishop of Salzburg, then in the southern part of imperial Austria's Styria. Later the area was re-assigned to presentday Slovenia. It became the Slovenian bishopric of Maribor, a suffragan of the Archbishop of Ljubljana, on 5 March 1962...
, Sussex
Sussex
Sussex , from the Old English Sūþsēaxe , is an historic county in South East England corresponding roughly in area to the ancient Kingdom of Sussex. It is bounded on the north by Surrey, east by Kent, south by the English Channel, and west by Hampshire, and is divided for local government into West...
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Early life
John Ontario Miller was brought up by members of his mother's family in Scotland after the his mother's death in mid-1863 after the family came to Scotland after his father's death in Canada the previous year. He was educated at King's CollegeKing's College, Aberdeen
King's College in Old Aberdeen, Scotland is a formerly independent university founded in 1495 and an integral part of the University of Aberdeen...
, University of Aberdeen
University of Aberdeen
The University of Aberdeen, an ancient university founded in 1495, in Aberdeen, Scotland, is a British university. It is the third oldest university in Scotland, and the fifth oldest in the United Kingdom and wider English-speaking world...
to which place he had won a bursary of £35 in 1874.
Career in India
Miller joined the Indian Civil Service in 1879.He held various secretary positions from 1895 to 1907. He was Chief Secretary to the North West Provinces and Oudh Administration 1899 to 1902 (and also appointed Companion to the Order of the Star of India). He was a Secretary in the Government of India Revenue Department 1902 to 1903 and then 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.
Later life in England, and family
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. He served in the Ministry of Food (probably at the time of the First World War).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.
He married Mary Evelyn Lyall, the youngest daughter of Alfred Comyn Lyall
Alfred Comyn Lyall
Sir Alfred Comyn Lyall, GCIE, KCB was a British civil servant, literary historian and poet.-Early life:He was born at Coulsdon in Surrey, the second son of Alfred Lyall and Mary Drummond Broadwood, daughter of James Shudi Broadwood. He was educated at Eton...
, 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 breaks in 1894, 1899 and 1901.
He was a grandson of William Mitchell (Scottish entrepreneur)
William Mitchell (Scottish entrepreneur)
William Mitchell was a Scottish entrepreneur. He was born in Alloa, Clackmannanshire, the second son of Alexander Mitchell and Janet Barrowman....
(1781 - 1854). One of his grandchildren is Richard L. Hills
Richard L. Hills
Richard Leslie Hills is an English historian who has written extensively on the history of technology, particularly steam power. He founded Manchester's Museum of Science and Industry....
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