Philip William Skinner Miles

Philip William Skinner Miles
Philip William Skinner Miles
Member of Parliament ; for Bristol
	In office; 22 July 1837 – 10 July 1852 Serving with Henry FitzHardinge Berkeley
Preceded by	Richard Vyvyan; Philip John Miles
Succeeded by	Henry FitzHardinge Berkeley; Henry Gore-Langton
Personal details
Born	1816; Clifton, Bristol
Died	1 October 1881 (aged 64–65); Kingsweston, Bristol
Nationality	British
Political party	Conservative

Philip William Skinner Miles (1816 – 1 October 1881),[1] sometimes spelled Skynner Miles, was a British Conservative politician.[2][3]

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 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]

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Parliament of the United Kingdom
Preceded by Richard Vyvyan Philip John Miles	Member of Parliament for Bristol 1837–1852 With: Henry FitzHardinge Berkeley	Succeeded by Henry FitzHardinge Berkeley Henry Gore-Langton

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