Bernard Miller
Sir (Oswald) Bernard Miller (25 March 1904 – 23 February 2003) was a British businessman, who was chairman of the John Lewis Partnership from 1955 to 1972.
Life
Miller was educated at
Fellow
in 1968.
He joined the John Lewis Partnership in 1927, and was appointed a director in 1935. He served as chairman between 1955 and 1972, and was knighted in 1967. He was also a member of the
Southampton University, as Treasurer (1974 to 1982), Chairman of the Council (1982 to 1987) and Pro-Chancellor (1983 to 1990). He was awarded an honorary doctorate of laws by the University in 1981. He died on 23 February 2003.[2]
References
- ^ The Daily Telegraph "Obituary" 28 February 2003
- Who Was Who. Oxford University Press. December 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2008.