Kelton Bedell Miller | |
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| 11th Mayor of Pittsfield, Massachusetts | |
| In office 1911–1912 | |
| Preceded by | William H. MacInnis |
| Succeeded by | Patrick J. Moore |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 8, 1860 |
| Died | December 2, 1941 (aged 81)[1][2] |
| Party | Republican |
| Spouse | Amy Bess Miller |
| Children | Marjorie E. Miller, d. January 1937; Lawrence K. Miller, d. March 1991; Evelyn Miller Burbank, d. January 2003 |
| Profession | Journalist |
Kelton Bedell Miller (September 8, 1860 – December 2, 1941) was an American journalist and politician who served as Mayor of Pittsfield, Massachusetts. Miller was the owner and publisher of The Berkshire Eagle for 47 years.[2][3] The Miller Building, built in 1912 in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, and now home to The Berkshire County Juvenile Court, is named after Kelton Miller.[4][5]
Miller was born in New Baltimore, New York to Henry Stephen and Antoinette (Bedell) Miller on September 8, 1860.[6] He married Anna Marie Bouck and they had three children together. Anna died, age 26, on September 22, 1887. Miller later re-married Eva Hallenback in 1893 and they had additional children. One of Miller's sons, Lawrence K. Miller, became the editor and publisher of The Berkshire Eagle newspaper.[7] One of his grandsons, also named Kelton Miller, was publisher of the Bennington Banner from 1977 until 1995.[8]
Notes
[edit]- ^ a b The Hartford Courant (December 3, 1941), K. B. Miller Of Berkshire Eagle Dies Publisher Since 1891, Charter Associated Press Member, Ex-Pittsfield Official Dies, Hartford, Ct.: The Hartford Courant, p. 4
- ^ a b Rimer, Sara (July 31, 1995), "Berkshire Eagle's Painful Decision to Sell", The New York Times, New York, N.Y., p. D7
- ^ "KELTON B. MILLER, PUBLISHER, LIES, 81; Head of Berkshire Daily Eagle, Pittsfield, for 47 Years, an Associated Press Founder TWICE SERVED AS MAYOR A Pioneer in Reforestation- Had Been a Republican Presidential Elector (Published 1941)". The New York Times. December 3, 1941. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ Dickson, Author John S. (June 6, 2019). "38. Miller Building, 160 – 196 North Street". Pittsfield Walking Tour. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
}:|first=has generic name (help) - ^ "History of Downtown Buildings". Downtown Pittsfield Western Massachusetts The Berkshires. Archived from the original on January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ White, James Terry (1967), The National Cyclopaedia of American biography: Being the History of the United States, Volume 33, New York, N.Y., p. 389
}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Ap (April 2, 1991). "Lawrence K. Miller; Publisher, 83 (Published 1991)". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 16, 2021.
- ^ "Former Bennington Banner publisher dies". Rutland Herald. Associated Press. Retrieved January 16, 2021.