| 词条 | David Miller (public servant) |
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| honorific-prefix = Colonel | name = David Miller | honorific-suffix = {{post-nominals|country=AUS|CMG|ISO}} | image = | image_size = | caption = | office1 = Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs | term_start1 = 19 November 1901 | term_end1 = 14 November 1916 | office2 = Secretary of the Department of Works and Railways | term_start2 = 14 November 1916 | term_end2 = 31 August 1917 | birth_name = | birth_date = {{Birth date|1857|03|27|df=y}} | birth_place = Glebe, Sydney, New South Wales | death_date = {{Death date and age|1934|11|27|1857|03|27|df=y}} | death_place = Glen Innes, New South Wales | occupation = Public servant | years_active = | nationality = {{flagicon|Australia}} Australian | website = | parents = | siblings = | spouse = Emily Eliza Langdon (m. 1878–1883; her death) Mary Elizabeth Thompson (m. 1890–1934; his death) | alma_mater = | children = }} Colonel David Miller {{post-nominals|country=AUS|CMG|ISO}} (1857 – 1934) was a senior Australian Commonwealth Public Servant, appointed in the year of Federation to head the Department of Home Affairs. Life and careerDavid Miller was born in Glebe, Sydney on 27 March 1857.[1] He joined the NSW Public Service in 1875.[2] His military career started ten years later when he was appointed a 2nd Lieutenant in the New South Wales Militia.[2] In 1901, Miller was appointed Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs.[3] He was made Administrator of the Federal Capital Territory in 1912, occupying dual positions,[4] and transferring to Canberra.[5] His residency was the first permanent building in Canberra and he was responsible for conducting an international design competition for establishing the national capital.[5] Miller was not a fan of the Walter Burley Griffin design selected for Canberra, believing it to be too expensive to be realised.[5] Miller retired officially from Canberra in his final position as Secretary of the Department of Works and Railways in August 1917.[1] He died on 27 November 1934 at Glen Innes.[1] AwardsMiller was awarded an Imperial Service Order in February 1904, as Secretary of the Home Affairs Department.[6] In June 1913 he was appointed a Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George.[7] In 2009, a street in the Canberra suburb of Casey was named David Miller Crescent in Miller's honour.[5] References1. ^1 2 {{citation|url=http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/miller-david-7580|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131106115129/http://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/miller-david-7580|deadurl=no|archivedate=6 November 2013 |first=Peter|last=Harrison|year=1986|publisher=Australian National University|work=Australian Dictionary of Biography|title=Miller, David (1857–1934)}} {{s-start}}{{s-gov}}{{s-new|reason=Department established|rows=2}}{{s-ttl|title=Secretary of the Department of Home Affairs|years=1901 – 1916|rows=2}}{{s-aft|after=Himself|as=Secretary of the Department of Works and Railways}}{{s-aft|after=Atlee Hunt|as=Secretary of the Department of Home and Territories}}{{s-bef|before=Himself|as=Secretary of Home Affairs}}{{s-ttl|title=Secretary of the Department of Works and Railways|years=1916 – 1917}}{{s-aft|after=Walter Bingle}}{{s-end}}{{authority control}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Miller, David}}2. ^1 {{citation|title=CP 278: Brigadier-General David MILLER CMG, ISO, VD|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CP+278|publisher=National Archives of Australia|accessdate=18 April 2014}} 3. ^{{citation|title=CA 8: Department of Home Affairs [I], Central Office|url=http://naa12.naa.gov.au/scripts/SearchOld.asp?Number=CA+8|publisher=National Archives of Australia|accessdate=18 April 2014}} 4. ^{{cite news|url=http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article19847250|title=Administrator of the Federal Capital|newspaper=The Brisbane Courier|date=22 August 1912|page=4}} 5. ^1 2 3 {{citation|url=http://www.actpla.act.gov.au/tools_resources/place_search3?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkYyMDMuOS4yNDkuMyUyRlBsYWNlTmFtZXMlMkZQbGFjZURldGFpbHMuYXNweCUzRm9iamVjdElEJTNENjU2NTMmYWxsPTE%3D|title=David Miller Street|publisher=ACT Government Environment and Sustainable Development Directorate|archivedate=27 February 2014|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140227123957/http://www.actpla.act.gov.au/tools_resources/place_search3?sq_content_src=%2BdXJsPWh0dHAlM0ElMkYlMkYyMDMuOS4yNDkuMyUyRlBsYWNlTmFtZXMlMkZQbGFjZURldGFpbHMuYXNweCUzRm9iamVjdElEJTNENjU2NTMmYWxsPTE%3D}} 6. ^{{citation|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1081732&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418012316/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1081732&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archivedate=18 April 2014|publisher=Australian Government|title=Search Australian Honours: MILLER, David}} 7. ^{{citation|url=http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1066312&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140418011156/http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours/honour_roll/search.cfm?aus_award_id=1066312&search_type=quick&showInd=true|archivedate=18 April 2014|publisher=Australian Government|title=Search Australian Honours: MILLER, David}} 5 : 1857 births|1934 deaths|Australian public servants|Australian Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George|Australian Companions of the Imperial Service Order |
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