Victor J. Miller (December 6, 1888 in Joplin, Missouri - January 6, 1955 in Kansas City, Missouri) was the 33rd Mayor of Saint Louis, serving from 1925 to 1933.
Miller grew up in Joplin and attended the University of Missouri. He graduated from Washington University Law School, and started practicing law at St. Louis. In 1921, Governor Arthur M. Hyde appointed President Miller of the St. Police Councils. Louis. When he took office, the troop included only six African-American officers - a Negro special - who were not allowed to wear uniforms. In his first year at the office, hire fifteen African-Americans and, like other officers, require them to wear uniforms. He served in that position until 1923. In 1924, Miller was a Republican candidate for the Governor of Missouri. He was defeated by Sam Aaron Baker, but brought St. Louis in the race.
After his strong performance in St. Louis during the election of the Governor in 1924, Miller ran for Mayor of the City in 1925, and was elected at the age of 36. He was re-elected in 1929. Several major public works projects were approved by voters in the issuance of the 1923 bonds settled during the Miller administration, including the construction of the Civil Court Building. One of these public works projects, a $ 8 million street lighting initiative led to allegations of corruption and corruption in the city government. The investigation by St. Louis Post-Dispatch found that the lighting contractor, A.M Ryckoff of Chicago, has flooded the city with more than $ 150,000. Ryckoff and two city employees were charged, but Ryckoff died before the matter was heard, and charges were handed down against city employees.
At the end of his term as Mayor, Miller leaves St. Louis. He went to New York, then to Kentucky, finally settled in Kansas City. He died in Kansas City on January 6, 1955 and was buried at Mount Hope Cemetery in Joplin, Missouri.
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