Benjamin Meek Miller | |
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![]() Wilcox Progressive Era (Camden, AL), May 6, 1920 | |
39th Governor of Alabama | |
In office January 19, 1931 – January 14, 1935 | |
Lieutenant | Hugh D. Merrill |
Preceded by | Bibb Graves |
Succeeded by | Bibb Graves |
Member of the Alabama House of Representatives | |
In office 1888–1889 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Oak Hill, Alabama | March 13, 1864
Died | February 6, 1944 Selma, Alabama | (aged 79)
Resting place | Camden Cemetery |
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Margaret Otis Duggan Miller |
Alma mater | University of Alabama |
Profession | Attorney, judge |
Benjamin Meek Miller (March 13, 1864 – February 6, 1944) was an American Democratic politician who served as the 39th Governor of Alabama from 1931 to 1935. The Scottsboro Boys affair notably occurred during his gubernatorial tenure.