John Riggs Miller
Sir John Riggs-Miller, 1st Baronet (c. 1744 – 28 May 1798) was an Anglo-Irish politician who championed reform of the customary system of weights and measures in favour of a scientifically founded system.
Read more about John Riggs Miller: Early Life, Weights and Measures, After Parliament
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