Robert Byron Miller (19 April 1825 – 5 October 1902) was a lawyer and politician in colonial Tasmania. [1]
Miller was born in London, England, the eldest son of Robert Miller, a barrister, and his wife Jane Matilde, née Montmorini.[1] Miller had a younger brother, Maxwell Miller, who also became a Tasmanian politician.[2] Miller was educated at private schools and King's College, London,[1] and entered as a student at the Middle Temple in April 1843, and was called to the bar in January 1848.[2]
Miller decided to emigrate to Tasmania, arriving at Hobart Town in January 1855; he was admitted a barrister in the Supreme Court of Tasmania[1] in August 1855. Having entered Parliament on 31 May 1861 as member for Launceston.[3] He was Solicitor-General in the Thomas Chapman ministry in 1862,[4] and Attorney-General in the James Whyte Ministry from January 1863 to November 1866, and was sworn of the Executive Council. On 3 October 1866 he resigned his Launceston seat and successfully contested the seat of Hobart Town on 26 October 1866; holding that seat until resigning on 19 August 1867.[3] He married, on 11 April 1855, Emily, third daughter of George Berkeley Harrison, of London.[2]
Miller died in Launceston, Tasmania on 5 October 1902; he was survived by his wife, three sons and several daughters.[1]
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- ^ a b c d e "Miller, Robert Byron (1825–1902)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University. ISSN 1833-7538. Retrieved 15 January 2014.
- ^ a b c Mennell, Philip (1892). . The Dictionary of Australasian Biography. London: Hutchinson & Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ a b "Miller, Robert Byron". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Appleby, G (2016). Role of the Solicitor-General. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 322. ISBN 9781509903962.