Miles King
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Miles King (November 2, 1747 – June 19, 1814)[1] was an American merchant, mayor, and member of the Virginia House of Delegates.
King was born in 1747. He served on coastal patrols in Virginia during the American Revolution.[2] He was a member of the Virginia house of delegates from Elizabeth City County in 1777–1778 and from 1784–1798.[2] He was a member of the Virginia Ratifying Convention that ratified the federal Constitution in 1788.[2] In 1798 he resigned from the House of Delegates to become clerk of his county's court.[2] He served as mayor of Norfolk for four terms (1804–1805, 1809–1810, 1811–1812, 1813–1814).[3][4]