Darius Miller (April 3, 1859 – August 24, 1914) was president of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad[1][2] and Colorado and Southern Railway.

Miller cited a total of 51,083 deaths following trespassing on railroad property in 1911 as part of the reasoning behind the sample legislation; he proposed fines ranging from $10 to $100 or jail terms of up to 30 days per infraction.

[11][12] While on a vacation at Glacier Park, Montana, with his wife Sue, Darius Miller reportedly collapsed on August 22 from what was soon revealed to be appendicitis.

[14] Special emergency trains carrying physicians, railroad officials and family members were dispatched from St. Paul, Seattle and Great Falls, Montana, and Miller received an operation to treat the condition on August 23,[14] but Miller died from the original injury on Sunday, August 24, 1914.

[3][14] His funeral was held on August 27, 1914, with a large number of railroad presidents and prominent Chicago businessmen serving as honorary pallbearers.