The History of the Yakima Valley, Washington, Comprising Yakima, Kittitas and
Benton Counties, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1919, Volume II, page 142

HOWARD LLOYD MILLER.

Among the successful real estate men of the Yakima valley is Howard Lloyd
Miller, who was born in Lanark, Illinois, July 7, 1883, and is a son of Joseph
E. and Emma B. (Harrington) Miller, both of whom are still residents of that
state. The father has been engaged in the implement and coal business for the
past twenty-eight years at Milledgeville.

H. Lloyd Miller received his education in the public schools of his native city
and was graduated from the high school there in 1901. At the age of eighteen he
began his business career, becoming connected with a dry goods store at
Milledgeville, where he conducted business on his own account. In 1906 he
disposed of his interests in that city and removed to Pendleton, Oregon, in the
following year, but as he did not find the prospects of that town favorable he
did not locate there and came to Sunnyside in the same year. In April, 1909, he
bought an interest in the Sunnyside Land & Investment Company, of which he has
since been secretary and treasurer. This enterprise, which is largely engaged in
the buying and selling of farm properties but also deals in city land, has
greatly prospered through his business ability, foresight and advanced methods.
Another department of the business is their large loan agency.

On the 11th of August, 1906, Mr. Miller was united in marriage to Ruth A. Deets
and to this union has been born a son, Howard Lloyd, Jr., who is now six years
of age. Mr. and Mrs. Miller are popular among the younger social sets of the
valley and their hospitable home is ever open to their many friends, who find
much pleasure in gathering at their fireside.

Outside of his connection with the Sunnyside Land & Investment Company Mr.
Miller has other interests which prove him to be one of the foremost business
men of his section of the state. As vice president of the North Coast Lumber
Company his ability is of great importance to the successful direction of this
enterprise and he is also secretary of the Hillcrest Improvement Company. He is
a republican and steadfastly supports that party, in whose principles he
thoroughly believes, but has never had the time nor felt the inclination for
public office, preferring to do his duty as a citizen at the ballot box.
Fraternally he is a member of the Yakima lodge of Elks No. 318. He has always
taken a deep interest in the development of his section and is a valued member
of the Sunnyside Commercial Club. Moreover, the affairs of his state and nation
are dear to his heart and he now plays an important part as chairman of the
Community Council of Defense, giving much of his time to all efforts made for
winning the great World war.

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Submitted to the Washington Bios Project in December 2007 by Jeffrey L. Elmer.
Submitter has no additional information about the subject of this article.