Sir Douglas, Sinclair Miller KCVO, CBE
- Born: 30 Jul 1906
- Marriage: Valerie Carter in 1933
- Died: 11 Jul 1996 at age 89
 General Notes:
Douglas first went to Africa in 1930 and became superintendant of native education in what was then Northern Rhodesia.
In Basutoland after WWII, he became one of the youngest directors of education in the colonial service, before moving to Nyasaland(Malawi) and then to Uganda.
Douglas was director of education in Uganda between 1952 and 1958.
Sir Evelyn Baring, governor of Kenya persuaded Douglas Miller to move to Kenya where he was initiall Director of Education and subsequently permament Secretary of Education.
He was awarded an OBE in 1948 and CBE in 1956.
He retired from the colonial service and took up the post of secretary to the King George Jubilee Trust.
He retired at 65 and was knighted the following year.
Noted events in his life were:
• Retirement, 1961.
• Obituary: The TIMES, 19 Jul 1996. The London TIMES published an extensive obituary to Sir Douglas Miller
Douglas, married Valerie Carter, daughter of Vivian, John Carter and Violet, Alice Antill, in 1933. (Valerie Carter was born in 1908.)
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