# Archie H. Miller *Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota (1943–1945) and Minnesota state senator* Archie H. Miller (June 8, 1886 – February 11, 1958) was a [[Minnesota]] legislator who held office as the state's 32nd [[Lieutenant Governor of Minnesota]].[^1] Before he reached statewide office, he served on the village council and the school board of his hometown, Hopkins, and then in the Minnesota Senate.[^1] He took over the lieutenant governorship in May 1943, when Edward John Thye resigned from that office to become [[Governor of Minnesota]]. After his term ended in January 1945, he went back to the Senate, became majority leader in 1949, and held that post until he died in 1958.[^1] The record compiled for this article contains no primary documents of his service. The dates given here come from his Wikipedia biography.[^1] ## Early life and local politics Miller was a native of Hopkins, Minnesota, born June 8, 1886.[^1] His public career started at the local level. He sat on the Hopkins Village Council and spent a decade on the Hopkins school board.[^1] ## State Senate Miller held a seat in the Minnesota Senate for twelve years, from 1931 until 1943.[^1] ## Lieutenant governor Thye left the lieutenant governorship to take up the governorship, and Miller then held the office from May 6, 1943, until January 2, 1945.[^1] ## Return to the Senate Once his term as lieutenant governor was over, Miller resumed service in the Senate. He became majority leader in 1949 after Charlie Orr died in a car crash. He remained majority leader until his death on February 11, 1958.[^1] ## Notes [^1]: Wikipedia, *Archie H. Miller* (revision 1378337794, retrieved October 25, 2026) — establishes his birth date and place, local offices, Senate service, succession to and dates as lieutenant governor, majority leadership from 1949, and death in 1958. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archie_H._Miller