Arles Christian Miller

As printed in 1894

ARLES CHRISTIAN MILLER, the Superintendent of city schools at Hamilton, has been in this position since March 1, 1892. He is a native of Baltimore, Ohio, born November 26, 1856, a son of Enos Strawn and Elizabeth ( Radebaugh) Miller, both natives of Fairfield Township. The father is a wagon-maker by trade, and lias resided nearly all his married life at Baltimore, Ohio, where he was in business for many years.

Our subject passed his early life on the farm, and attended the common schools in the winter seasons. He completed a course of study in the village school at Baltimore, and then taught in the country. He received his first certificate at the age of sixteen years, and as soon as of legal age commenced teaching. In 1876 he was graduated from the Fairfield Union Academy, having paid his own way. He entered the University of Columbus, and graduated in 1883 as a Bachelor of Arts. He was a tutor for two years in Latin and Greek at the university.

In 1884 he was elected Principal of the high school at Eaton, and in 1886 was-elected to a similar position at Ottawa. While there, in 1889, he was a candidate for State Commissioner of common schools for the state of Ohio. In 1891 he was elected Superintendent of schools at Sandusky, and upon the death of Dr. Hancock, in June, 1891, he was appointed State School Commissioner of common schools by Governor Campbell, and served in that capacity until February, 1892.

As printed in Memorial record of Butler County, Ohio, containing biographical sketches of representative citizens of the county together with biographies and portraits of all the presidents of the United States (1894). See the original pages. Wording is the original; obvious scanning errors have been corrected, and a few may remain.