Philip William Skinner Miles
English Conservative politician
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Philip William Skinner Miles (1816 – 1 October 1881),[1] sometimes spelled Skynner Miles, was a British Conservative politician.[2][3]
Philip John Miles
Henry Gore-Langton
Philip William Skinner Miles | |
|---|---|
| Member of Parliament for Bristol | |
| In office 22 July 1837 – 10 July 1852 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Vyvyan Philip John Miles |
| Succeeded by | Henry FitzHardinge Berkeley Henry Gore-Langton |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1816 |
| Died | 1 October 1881 (aged 64–65) Kingsweston, Bristol |
| Party | Conservative |
He was the son of Bristol Member of Parliament (MP) Philip John Miles and Clarissa née Peach.
Miles was elected a Conservative MP for Bristol at the 1837 general election and held the seat until 1852 when he did not seek re-election.[4][2][3]
Miles was appointed High Sheriff of Gloucestershire for 1863.[5] He was Chairman of the Port and Pier Railway Company.
Family life
In Guernsey in 1846 Miles married Pamela Adelaide Napier (1823-1910), daughter of Lieutenant-General Sir William Francis Patrick Napier and Caroline Amelia Fox. They had one child, Philip Napier Miles (1865–1935).[3][5] Miles died on 1 October 1881 at Kings Weston House aged 65.[5]