History of Westchester County, New York, Volume 2. Группа авторов
in the Alexander Military Institute, after which he embarked in mercantile pursuits in New York city. In 1878 he was appointed postmaster by President Hayes and in 1882 was reappointed by President Arthur, serving in that position for eight consecutive years, as a most efficient and faithful officer. In 1890 ex-Senator Warner Miller, then president of the Nicaragua Canal Construction Company, made him his private secretary, and he made himself so useful to the company in that capacity that he was elected its treasurer and remained in that place until the company was reorganized. He has always been a prominent factor in public affairs in White Plains and in its municipal interests, and has been honored with a number of positions of trust and responsibility. Having served for two years as a trustee of the village, in 1895 he was prevailed upon by his friends to become a candidate for the presidency of White Plains. The law having been changed just before the election, he has the distinguished honor of being the only president of the village ever elected by the votes of the people. During the year 1896 he served as deputy register of Westchester county and at the present time is village president and deputy county treasurer. His administration of the affairs of all these offices has been marked by the most unfaltering fidelity to duty, and he has thereby won the commendation of all concerned.
Mr. Miller is a very prominent Mason, and for twenty-five years has been connected with that most ancient and beneficent of all the fraternities. He is a worthy exemplar of its teaching and has won high honors at the hands of his brethren of the organization. He was made a Mason in White Plains Lodge, No. 473, F. & A. M. ; in 1874 and again in 1878 was elected its secretary; in 1880 and 1881 was treasurer; in 1882 and 1883 junior warden; from 1886 to 1890, inclusive, was chaplain; in 1890 was elected as trustee, serving as such until 1897; in 1884, 1891, 1892 and 1893 was worshipful master, and in 1893 was appointed senior grand deacon. He is now district deputy grand master of the twelfth Masonic district, and in Masonic circles he is regarded as one of the most prominent representatives of the fraternity in southeastern New York. He is a man of high intellectuality, broad human sympathies and tolerance and imbued with fine sensibilities and clearly defined principles. Honor and integrity are synonymous with his name, and he enjoys the respect, confidence and high regard of the community.
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