David Hunter Miller

David Hunter Miller
In Current History in 1928
4th Department of State Historian
In office
1931–1933
Preceded byTyler Dennett
Succeeded byCyril Wynne
Personal details
Born(1875-01-02)January 2, 1875
New York, New York, US
DiedJuly 21, 1961(1961-07-21) (aged 86)
Washington, D.C., US

David Hunter Miller (1875–1961) was a US lawyer and an expert on treaties who participated in the drafting of the covenant of the League of Nations.

He practiced law in New York City from 1911 to 1929; served on the Inquiry, a body of experts that collected data for the Paris Peace Conference (1917–1919); and was legal adviser to the American commission to the conference.

As an officer of the US Department of State (1929–1944), Miller headed the American delegation to the 1930 Hague Conference for the codification of international law. His published works include My Diary at the Conference of Paris, with Documents (21 vol., 1924–26) and Treaties and Other International Acts of the United States of America (8 vol., 1931–1948).

Miller was an elected member of the American Philosophical Society (1928).[1]

Biography

David Hunter Miller was born in New York City on January 2, 1875.[2]

He died at his home in Washington, D.C. on July 21, 1961.[3]

Partial bibliography

  • Miller, David Hunter (1948), Treaties and Other International Acts of the United States of America, U.S. G.P.O.
  • Miller, David Hunter (1921), International Relations of Labor, A. A. Knopf
  • Miller, David Hunter (1928), The Drafting of the Covenant, G.P. Putnam's Sons
  • Miller, David Hunter; Frank Billings Kellogg; Aristide Briand (1928), The Peace Pact of Paris: A Study of the Briand-Kellogg Treaty, G. P. Putnam's sons
  • Miller, David Hunter (1925), The Geneva Protocol, The Macmillan company
  • Miller, David Hunter (1918), Secret Statutes of the United States: A Memorandum by David Hunter, Govt. print. off.
  • Miller, David Hunter (1924), My diary at the Conference of Paris: With documents (22 vols.), New York

References

  1. ^ "APS Member History". search.amphilsoc.org. Retrieved July 24, 2023.
  2. ^ Posey, John Philip (1962). David Hunter Miller at the Paris Peace Conference, November, 1918–May, 1919. University of Georgia. p. 4. Retrieved January 5, 2026 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "David Hunter Miller, Aide to House, Dies". The Evening Star. Washington, D.C. July 24, 1961. p. 23. Retrieved January 5, 2026 – via Newspapers.com.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)