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(This article was written by Billy Hathorn in May 2006 and posted on Wikipedia.org. It may be deleted from Wikipedia because the editor known as "Guy" does not consider Mr. Miller to have been "notable." He was the "father of the Republican Party in Lafayette, Louisiana".)
(This article was written by Billy Hathorn in May 2006 and posted on Wikipedia.org. It may be deleted from Wikipedia because the editor known as "Guy" does not consider Mr. Miller to have been "notable." He was the "father of the Republican Party in Lafayette, Louisiana".)
'''Roderick Luke Miller''', known as '''Rod Miller''' (October 20, 1924 -- January 15, 2005), was a Lafayette attorney and a pioneer in the development of the Republican Party in Louisiana. He was the third Republican since Reconstruction to be elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives and the first ever from Lafayette Parish, now one of the stronger Republican-leaning parishes in the state. Miller served half of a legislative term from 1966-1968. He was a member of the Republican State Central Committee and the Lafayette Parish Republican Executive Committee. Prior to his death, he had received his party's "Lifetime Service Award."
'''Roderick Luke Miller''', known as '''Rod Miller''' (October 20, 1924 -- January 15, 2005), was a Lafayette attorney and a pioneer in the development of the Republican Party in Louisiana. He was the third Republican since Reconstruction to be elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives and the first ever from Lafayette Parish, now one of the stronger Republican-leaning parishes in the state. Miller served half of a legislative term from 1966-1968. He was a member of the Republican State Central Committee and the Lafayette Parish Republican Executive Committee. Prior to his death, he had received his party's "Lifetime Service Award."
Miller was born in Reddell in Evangeline Parish to Cleophas Miller (1888-1971), a railroad employee, and the former Isabelle Michot (1895-1975). Miller graduated from Vidrine High School in Evangeline Parish and then served in World War II in the Army Air Force as a navigator onB-29's. He was reactivated as a first lieutenant during the Korean War.
Miller was born in Reddell in Evangeline Parish to Cleophas Miller (1888-1971), a railroad employee, and the former Isabelle Michot (1895-1975). Miller graduated from Vidrine High School in Evangeline Parish and then served in World War II in the Army Air Force as a navigator onB-29's. He was reactivated as a first lieutenant during the Korean War. Between the two wars, Miller graduated in 1947 from the institution now known as the University of Louisiana at Lafayette (then Southwestern Louisiana Institute). He then graduated in 1949 from Loyola University Law School in New Orleans.
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''Lafayette Daily Advertiser'' funeral notice, January 18, 2005
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