John Miller (North Dakota politician), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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North Dakota politician
Date of Birth: 29-Oct-1843
Place of Birth: Dryden (village), New York, New York, United States
Date of Death: 26-Oct-1908
Profession: politician
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Scorpio 
About John Miller (North Dakota politician)
- John Miller (October 29, 1843 – October 26, 1908) was a bonanza farmer, business man and American Republican politician in North Dakota.
- He served as the first Governor of North Dakota from 1889 to 1891, after it was admitted as a state to the union. Born in the Finger Lakes region of New York state, Miller had moved to the Dakota Territory in 1878.
- With a partner he bought thousands of acres of land for what was called bonanza farming: large-scale farming of wheat as a commodity crop on an industrial scale.
- The Northern Pacific Railroad connected such farms to the populous eastern markets.
- He became a wealthy partner or owner of three major agricultural companies; the last also provided milling and other services.
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