Miller, Orrin L., jurist and member of Congress, was born at Newbury, Me., Jan. 11, 1856. He received a good common school education, studied law, and in 1880 was admitted to the bar at Bangor. In the fall of that year he came to Kansas and located at Kansas City, where he opened a law office. Within a short time he became recognized as one of the local Republican leaders, and was appointed judge of the 29th judicial district in March, 1887. He was elected to that office in November of the same year, but in 1891 he resigned to resume the practice of law. He accepted the nomination for Congress on the Republican ticket in 1894, was elected and served one term. After retiring from Congress he resumed his law practice.