Miller, John Melville, 1875-1948

John Melville Miller was born on June 15, 1875, in Montreal, Quebec.

He graduated from Montreal High School and served his architectural apprenticeship under Alex F. Dunlop from 1890 to 1895. In 1899, he began his architectural studies in Boston, Massachusetts. After his return to Montreal, he joined the firm of Hutchison & Wood and was later invited to become a full partner in 1908. Their firm became one of the largest and most successful architectural offices in Montreal before WWI. They obtained nearly fifty significant commissions for commercial, industrial, institutional, and residential work in Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto.

Miller was also active as a watercolour artist who studied painting under Maurice Cullen, R.C.A., and he regularly exhibited his architectural drawings and his artwork at the annual exhibitions of the Royal Canadian Academy. He was elected as an Associate of the R.C.A. in 1911, and as a full member in 1927. Miller was also an active member of the Arts Club of Montreal, and frequently exhibited his paintings and drawings there.

In 1903, he married Mary Isadora McGowan. He died on September 17, 1948, in Montreal, Quebec.