Edward David Miles
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27 January 1845
Edward Miles | |
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| Member of the Queensland Legislative Council | |
| In office 5 July 1902 – 3 March 1922 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Edward David Miles 27 January 1845 Pontypridd, Glamorgan, Wales |
| Died | 3 March 1922 (aged 77) Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Resting place | Toowong Cemetery |
| Spouse | Eliza Jane Herring (m. 1876, d. 1923) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
Edward David Miles (27 January 1845 – 3 March 1922) was a businessman, and member of the Queensland Legislative Council in Australia.[1]
Miles was born at Pontypridd, Glamorgan, to Robert Miles and his wife, Gwenllian (née David).[1] His family migrated to Australia in late 1862, settling in the Castlemaine district of Victoria.[2] In 1863, Miles headed to Ballarat to take up mining on the Sebastopol Plateau, residing there until 1875 when he travelled to Charters Towers, beginning a long association with the Queensland mining industry.[2]
For the first four years in Charters Towers, Miles worked as a miner and engine driver before being appointed Town Clerk around 1880. Spending two years in that position, Miles resigned and in partnership with Joe Millican, become a mining agent under the business name of E.D. Miles and Co., Ltd.[2] His former premises, the ED Miles Mining Exchange, survives and is listed on the Queensland Heritage Register.[3]
Political life
Miles was for many years an alderman in Charters Towers and in 1897, its mayor.[2] He also held many other roles including President of the Charters Towers Mining Institute and Mine Owners' Association, Secretary of the Charters Towers Hospital Board, a member of the Charters Towers School of Arts, Charters Towers Licensing Bench, and the Townsville Hospital Board.[2]
In July 1902, he was called up to the Legislative Council and remained a member for the rest of his life.[1]