John Paul Miller (16 June 1882 Lancaster, Kentucky – 13 March 1945 Philadelphia) was a United States Navy officer who served as Acting Naval Governor of Guam from December 8 to December 14, 1922. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy, Miller served during World War I and later commanded the Navy recruiting service in Philadelphia.
Higher education Miller entered the United States Naval Academy in 1902 and graduated with the class of 1906. Shortly before his graduation, he was convicted by court-martial of hazing and sentenced to dismissal from the academy. President Theodore Roosevelt pardoned Miller in February 1906, agreeing with the Navy Department that dismissal was disproportionate to the offense. Roosevelt subsequently cited Miller's case in urging Congress to revise the law governing punishment for hazing at the academy.
Naval career highlights During his naval career, Miller served aboard the battleships and . During World War I, he commanded the and participated in several engagements off the French coast. He later served aboard the and . In 1922 he was assigned to Guam as aide to the naval governor and briefly served as acting governor in December of that year.
In 1924, Miller returned to Philadelphia to take command of the United States Navy recruiting service there. In 1936, the Navy Department appointed him President of the General Court-Martial of the Fourth Naval District.
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