George L. Miller

George Lorin Miller
4th President of the Nebraska Territorial Council
In office
December 8, 1857 – January 16, 1858
Preceded byLeavitt L. Bowen
Succeeded byLeavitt L. Bowen
Personal details
Bornc. 1830
Died1920
Omaha, Nebraska
Occupationeditor

George Lorin Miller (c. 1830 – 1920) was an American pioneer physician, editor, politician, and land owner in Omaha, Nebraska. The founder of the Omaha Herald, which later became part of the Omaha World-Herald, Miller arrived in Omaha in 1854, the year the city was founded. He also promoted Omaha as the route of the First transcontinental railroad and the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition in Omaha in 1898.[1][2]

  1. ^ "George Lorin Miller" Archived 2012-02-11 at the Wayback Machine, Nebraska Social Studies Association. Retrieved 4/8/08.
  2. ^ Federal Writers Project. (1939) Nebraska. Nebraska State Historical Society. Retrieved 4/8/08.