David Miller

David Miller (1857 – 1934) was a senior Australian Commonwealth public servant, appointed in the year of Federation to head the Department of Home Affairs.

Life and career David Miller was born in Glebe, Sydney on 27 March 1857.

He joined the NSW Public Service in 1875. His military career started ten years later when he was appointed a 2nd lieutenant in the New South Wales Militia.

He was made Administrator of the Federal Capital Territory in 1912, occupying dual positions, and transferring to Canberra. His residency was the first permanent building in Canberra and he was responsible for conducting an international design competition for establishing the national capital. In June 1913 he was appointed a Companions of the Order of St Michael and St George.

In 2009, a street in the Canberra suburb of Casey was named David Miller Crescent in Miller's honour.