Miller
Miller names 6 different subjects across the 6 encyclopedias on this shelf. Each is set out below.
Miller HENRY, actor and theatrical manager
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
HENRY, actor and theatrical manager; born London, England, in 1860, came to United States in 1871. First appeared at Toronto in "Amy Robsart," joined Modjeska's company in 1878, and with Adelaide Neilson two seasons. Next played in Charles Frohman's company as leading man, and appeared as star in original production of "Heartsease," 1896. He created the leading rôle in "The Only Way" and opened the Princess Theater with "The Great Divide" in 1906. He appeared in "The Rainbow" and in "Daddy Long-Legs" (1915), acting as his own manager.
Miller WILLIAM, an American religious leader
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
WILLIAM, an American religious leader; born in Pittsfield, Mass., Feb. 15, 1782. In 1815 he took up his residence at became deeply interested in the prophe- Low Hampton, N. Y. He cies of the Bible and in 1831 predicted the second coming of Christ and fixed the year 1843 as the time at which the world would be destroyed. The believers in the peculiar doctrines of this sect are now called Millerites or Second Adventists. Miller died in Low Hampton, N. Y., Dec. 29, 1849. See ADVENTISTS.
Miller WARNER, an American legislator
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
WARNER, an American legislator; born in Oswego co., N. Y., Aug. 12, 1838. When the Civil War broke out he enlisted in the 5th New York Cavalry, and was afterward promoted to 1st lieutenant. Member of New York Assembly in 1874-1875; and of Congress 1878-1880. On the resignation of Thomas C. Platt, in 1881, he was elected to fill that unexpired term in the United States Senate; in 1888 was the Republican nominee for governor of New York, but was defeated. Died in 1918.
Miller CINCINNATUS HEINE, better known as Joaquin Miller
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
CINCINNATUS HEINE, better known as Joaquin Miller, an American poet; born in Wabash district, Ind. , Nov. 10, 1841. His "Collected Poems" appeared in 1882. After that he published "Songs of Mexican Seas"; and "Songs of the Sunlands." He wrote in prose "The Baroness of New York" (1877); ""49, or The Gold Seekers of the Sierras" (1884); "Life of Christ," in verse; "Chants for the Boer" (1900); etc. His novel "The Danites" was successfully staged. Died 1913.
Miller NATHAN L., renominated for Governor of New York in 1922
Collier's New Encyclopedia (1921)
NATHAN L., renominated for Governor of New York in 1922, but defeated for re-election by former Governor Smith.
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Aiton's Encyclopedia (1910)
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What Has Changed in the Last Century
Of the six Millers here, the one whose story went furthest is William, whose 1831 prediction Collier's records without noting the sequel: his followers' expectation of Christ's return in 1843, then October 22, 1844, ended in what is still called the Great Disappointment, out of which the Seventh-day Adventist Church was organized in 1863 and now counts more than 20 million baptized members worldwide. Henry Miller, still actively managing his own productions when Collier's wrote in 1921, died in 1926; the Broadway house he built in 1918 and named for himself survives as the Stephen Sondheim Theatre, renamed in 2010. Nathan L. Miller, whose 1922 defeat by Al Smith the entry catches as news, went on to be general counsel of U.S. Steel and died in 1953. Joaquin Miller, hugely popular as the "Poet of the Sierras," has largely dropped out of the anthologies, and today his name attaches mainly to Joaquin Miller Park in the Oakland hills, the site of his old home.
Written for this edition, 2026.