Biography of O. L. Miller, Baker Co. Oregon: Surnames listed: Miller, Graves.

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Transcribed by: W. David Samuelsen

An Illustrated History of Baker, Grant, Malheur and Harney Counties, pub. 
1902 by Western Historical Pub. Co. of Chicago. 

page 239

O. L. MILLER

Mr. Miller is a native of Iowa, being born on January 15, 1859, and in that 
state he received his educational discipline, taking a degree from one of its 
leading institutions. Soon after completing his education he took up the work 
of the instructor and in 1889 he established the Denver City Business College 
in Denver and one year later relinquished the management of this institution, 
soon taking the superintendency of the Healds Business College in San 
Francisco, and also serving as manager of the San Francisco Business College. 
In 1897 he was admitted to the practice of law at Olympia, Washington, and soon
after that came to Baker City, where he formed a partnership with Judge 
Olmsted, in which capacity he has continued since. At the establishment of the
Chamber of Commerce in Baker City he was chosen secretary and has filled that 
position continuously subsequently thereto. He is also interested in some 
mining properties. In political affairs he takes an active interest and has 
served for one term as city councilman, where he did much to commend his 
ability and integrity. He was very active in retrenchment as to expense of city
government; proposed the plan of the city owning her own light plant; knocked 
out the fifty year franchise of the electric light company; let the contract of
city water at a much reduced rate; and also did several other important matters
during this term. 

The marriage of Mr. Miller and Miss Ropena Graves, a native of Iowa, was 
consummated on May 22, 1886, and to them has been born one child, Mary B. Mr. 
Miller is one of the leading attorneys of eastern Oregon and although he has 
spent but a few years in the practice in this locality he enjoys a lucrative 
patronage and his clientage is constantly and rapidly increasing, as is also 
his popularity wherever he is known.
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