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The Death of Henry Miller
Today, the IBEW provides for the perpetual care of Miller's grave site in Washington's Glenwood Cemetery. This photo shows IBEW officers and staff at a 1976 wreath-laying ceremony commemorating the 80th anniversary of Miller's death.
Henry Miller, one of the founders of the IBEW, died as a result of a work-related accident in an industry that was much more dangerous than it is today. After gathering seven AFL local unions into the NBEW, serving as the first Grand President for two terms and Grand Organizer for part of a term, Miller returned to work with the tools as a lineman. At 11:30 at night on July 10, 1896, toward the end of a long day's work tracing a lighting circuit, Miller received an electrical shock. He fell headlong from the ladder, striking his partner on the way down. Miller recieved [sic] doctor's care and was taken back to his room in the Georgetown area of Washington, DC. At about 4:30 in the morning of July 11, he died. Henry Miller was 38 years old. |