John J. Miller Jr.

John Joseph Miller Jr. (October 14, 1923 – December 9, 2012) was an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1962 to 1964.

Known as Jack, he was born in the Vailsburg section of Newark, New Jersey and was a 1941 graduate of Irvington High School. He spent a year at the Newark College of Engineering (now the New Jersey Institute of Technology) before enlisting in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He served in anti-submarine patrols piloting PBY Catalinas and Venturas in South America, North Africa, and the Mediterranean, until November 1945. He received a B.A. in Economics from Fordham University and worked as an American Airlines pilot and at Hardware Mutual Insurance Co. before being recalled to active duty in the Korean War in 1952.

In 1955, he purchased a local insurance agency and renamed it the John J. Miller Agency. In addition to the Miller Agency, Jack owned and operated the Philip V. Wilder Agency in Irvington, which specialized in his dual passions: boats and airplanes. He lost his bid for re-election to a second term in 1963, losing to Republican James Wallwork by 2,185 votes.

Miller married the former Madelyn Stanton in September 1963. She died in September 2012 after 49 years of marriage.