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Vern Miller

Dates: Between 1971 and 1974

A photograph of Vern Miller, Kansas Attorney General, posed with confiscated illegal gambling equipment. A native of Wichita, Kansas, Miller was hired as a Sedgwick County Deputy Sheriff and served from 1949-1954. In 1958, he was elected Sedgwick County Marshal and served two terms. Miller was elected Sedgwick County Sheriff in 1964 and re-elected twice. At the beginning of his second term, he graduated from Oklahoma City University Law School. In 1970, Miller was elected Kansas State Attorney General and served two terms. After an unsuccessful bid for governor, he started a private practice in Wichita, Kansas. From 1976-1980, he served as Sedgwick County Prosecuting Attorney.

Vern Miller