Ray T. Miller

Raymond Thomas Miller Sr. (January 10, 1893 – July 13, 1966) was an American politician who served as the 43rd mayor of Cleveland, and the chairman of the Cuyahoga County Democratic Party for over twenty years.

In his tenure, Miller reduced expenditures to cope with the misery brought by the Great Depression.

He was defeated by returning Cleveland politician and former mayor, Harry L. Davis, when he ran for reelection in 1933.

[1] Miller founded and owned radio stations WERE (1300 AM) and WERE-FM (98.5) in Cleveland;[3] through his Cleveland Broadcasting Incorporated name, Miller later purchased WLEC and WLEC-FM in Sandusky, Ohio;[4] and KFAC (1330 AM) and KFAC (92.3 FM) in Los Angeles, California.

[5] Miller died suddenly of a heart attack at his home in Shaker Heights, Ohio, on May 21, 1966.