Miller Dunckel
{{short description|American politician}}
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|name = Miller Dunckel
|image = File:Miller Dunckel.png|image_size=200px
|office = Treasurer of Michigan
|term_start = 1939
|term_end = 1940
|predecessor = Theodore I. Fry
|successor = Theodore I. Fry
|state_senate2 = Michigan
|district2 = 6th
|term_start2 = January 1, 1935
|term_end2 = December 31, 1938
|predecessor2 = James T. Upjohn
|successor2 = Carl F. Delano
|birth_date = {{birth date|1899|2|11}}
|birth_place = Springfield, Missouri, US
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|death_date = {{death date and age|1975|3|28|1899|2|11}}
|death_place = San Diego County, California, US
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|party = Republican
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Luis Miller Dunckel (February 11, 1899{{snds}}March 28, 1975) was a Michigan politician.
Early life
Professional career
In 1932, Dunckel was defeated in the Republican primary for the Michigan Senate seat representing the 6th district. On November 6, 1934, Dunckel was elected to the Michigan Senate where he represented the 6th district from January 2, 1935, to December 31, 1938.{{cite web |url=https://mdoe.state.mi.us/legislators/Legislator/LegislatorDetail/5079|title=Legislator Details - Miller Dunckel|publisher=Library of Michigan |accessdate=May 3, 2020}} Dunckel served as Michigan State Treasurer from 1939 to 1940. Dunckel was defeated in the 1940 Republican primary for the office of Governor of Michigan.
Personal life
Miller Dunckel was married to Elizabeth T. Dunckel. Dunckel was a part of various groups, such as the Elks, the Freemasons, the American Legion, the Fraternal Order of Eagles, the Loyal Order of Moose, and the Veterans of Foreign Wars.
Dunckel died on March 28, 1975, in San Diego County, California, of pneumonia. Dunckel was interred at Eternal Hills Memorial Park in Oceanside, California.
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Category:Republican Party Michigan state senators
Category:United States Army personnel of World War I
Category:Politicians from Springfield, Missouri
Category:State treasurers of Michigan
Category:20th-century members of the Michigan Legislature
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