Robert Miller
Robert Miller was an American who pioneered to South Africa where he helped establish the Local Spiritual Assembly of Johannesburg and served on the National Spiritual Assembly of South & West Africa.
Biography[edit]
Miller was a member of the United States Bahá’í community and he pioneered to South Africa with his wife, Helen, and children, Karen, Robert, and Gretchen, arriving in December, 1953. They assisted with the establishment of the Local Spiritual Assembly of Johannesburg and Miller was elected to the body when it was established in 1954.[1]
Professionally Miller established a metal tube furniture factory after settling in South Africa, then served as host of the Bahá’í National Centre of South Africa alongside his wife from February 1956 until June 1957 when he established an ice cream shop in Durban. In 1956 he was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of South & West Africa serving until 1960. After his term on the Assembly he was appointed to multiple South African Bahá’í committees serving on the National Teaching Committee, the National Properties Committee, and the Basutoland Endowment Committee.[1]
In 1960 Miller pioneered to Northern Rhodesia aiming to expand his ice cream business into the country to support himself however the business failed. At some point after 1963 he returned to the United States and ultimately resigned from the Faith.[1]
