Memorable Manitobans: Clive Miller (1928-2008)

Clive Miller Click to enlarge

Lawyer, judge.

Born at Portage la Prairie on 31 March 1928, son of Calvert Charlton Miller and Norma Brown, he attended the Portage Collegiate Institute and, in 1952, graduated with a law degree from the University of British Columbia. He then worked in the legal department of CN Rail until 1962, when he joined the family law firm of Miller, Miller, and Miller. In 1979, he was appointed a judge in the Court of Queen’s Bench, from which he retired in 1991. He served on the Portage la Prairie School Board, was a councillor for the City of Portage la Prairie, served on the Board for Service for Seniors, and was a President of the Portage Rotary Club. He was a member of the Portage Curling Club and the Portage Golf Club. He died suddenly at Portage la Prairie on 9 March 2008 and was buried in Portage Hillside Cemetery.

Sources:

Obituary, Winnipeg Free Press, 3 July 1978, page 39.

We thank Jordan Miller for providing additional information used here.

This page was prepared by Gordon Goldsborough.

Page revised: 23 April 2018

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