John Charles Miles

English academic

Sir John Charles Miles (29 August 1870 – 12 January 1963)^[1] was an English academic, Warden of Merton College, Oxford, from 1936 until 1947.^[2]

Born in Notting Hill, Miles was educated at Shrewsbury School; and Exeter College, Oxford. ^[3]

Career

Miles trained as a barrister, joining the chambers of T.E.Scrutton, later a judge of the King's Bench Division (1910–16) and then of the Court of Appeal.^[4] He then joined Merton and was successively Tutor (1899–1930); Domestic Bursar, 1904–1923); Senior Research Fellow (1930–1936; and finally Warden.

He was also Legal Assistant at the Ministry of Munitions from 1915 to 1918; and Solicitor to the Ministry of Labour from 1918 to 1919.

Miles was a keen member of the Worshipful Company of Weavers.^[3]

Bibliography

Cases illustrating General Principles of the Law of Contract. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1923.
The Assyrian Laws. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1935.

References

↑ "MILES, John Charles". Who Was Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
↑ A History of Merton College. Oxford University Press. 1997. p. 362. ISBN 0-19-920183-8.
1 2 "Sir John Miles". The Times. London. 14 January 1963. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
↑ Mackinnon, F. D.; Mooney, Hugh. "Scrutton, Sir Thomas Edward". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35998. (Subscription, Wikipedia Library access or UK public library membership required.)

Academic offices

Preceded by

Thomas Bowman

Warden of Merton College, Oxford
1936–1947

Succeeded by

Geoffrey Reginald Gilchrist Mure

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