John Miller (died 1942)
Dr. John Miller (1872-942)
1942 Obituary [1]
"RAILWAYMEN, both in this country and in America, will learn with deep regret of the sudden death on Saturday last, May 16th, at his home, Pynes, Glengall Road, Woodford Green, Essex, of Mr. John Miller, Director of Aircraft Production (Factories), who retired from the post of Chief Engineer in the North Eastern Area of the London and North Eastern Railway at York in 1937. Mr. Miller, who was about sixty-nine years of age, came of Ulster parentage, and was born at Tyrone. He received his education at Queen's College, Belfast, and later attended the engineering course at the Royal University of Ireland, where he gained the degree of Bachelor of Engineering with Honours.
After serving for some time as a Lecturer in Mathematics at the Central Technical College of the City and Guilds of London Institute, he went to America and joined the staff of the Pennsylvania Railroad. In that company he served successively as draughtsman and inspector, and was promoted to the post of assistant engineer. While with the Pennsylvania company he was responsible for the rebuilding of several of the bridges on the company's system which were destroyed in the Ohio floods of 1913." Read More