Abstract :
Herbert Stanley Miller, of Elizabeth, N. J., died in a hospital in Elizabeth on May 7, 1922, following an operation for appendicitis. Mr. Miller was born in Jersey City, December 31, 1869, his family moving to Elizabeth while he was still an infant. He was graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1892, and the next year took a position with the Diehl Manufacturing Company of Elizabeth, becoming secretary-treasurer when that firm was incorporated in 1896. He remained with the Diehl firm, engaged in engineering design and general construction work, until 1914, in which year he became affiliated with the Lake Torpedo Boat Company. Soon becoming president of this company, he held this office until the time of his death. Mr. Miller joined the Institute in 1899. He belonged also to the Technology Club and the Republican Club of New York, and the Elizabeth and Suburban Clubs of Elizabeth.