John Franklin Miller (Washington representative)
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John Franklin Miller an American
United States
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 politician, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...

 from 1917 to 1931. He represented the First Congressional District of Washington as a Republican. He also served as the Mayor of Seattle from 1908 through 1910.

Miller ran for election to the seat being vacated by fellow Republican William Humphrey (who was running for United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...

) in 1916, winning that election and the elections of 1918, 1920, 1922, 1924, 1926, and 1928. He was defeated for the Republican nomination in 1930 by Ralph Horr
Ralph Horr
Ralph Ashley Horr , an American politician, served as a member of the United States House of Representatives from 1931 to 1933. He represented the First Congressional District of Washington as a Republican....

, who then won the general election. John Franklin Miller was named after his uncle, also John Franklin Miller
John Franklin Miller (California senator)
John Franklin Miller was a lawyer, businessman, and general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. He represented California in the United States Senate from 1881 until his death.-Early life and career:...

, a senator from California
California
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. Both sometimes went by John F. Miller.
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