Biography
Francis D. Miller was a member of the IWW's General Executive Board at the time of his arrest. Francis D. Miller came from Providence, Rhode Island. He was convicted at the mass IWW trial in Chicago, sentenced to ten years in prison and fined $30,000. He served in the Cook County Jail and Leavenworth Penitentiary from September 2, 1917, to March 1918, from September 1918 to July 1919, and from April 1921 to October 31, 1922. He had a wife and two children.
The March1922 official report lists Francis D. Miller in List1 of convicted prisoners or parolees. The government entry reports Conspiracy and violating the espionage act. a sentence of August 30, 1918, 10 years Leavenworth; fine $30,000.. Imposed terms, projected term-expiration dates, parole eligibility and intervals on bond are different measures; none is entered as a complete actual custody total. This attributed government entry is retained alongside the independently established individual chronology. [PDF14]
Government Prosecutions under the Espionage Act, Senate Document159 (March1922), PDF page 14.
