Philip William Skinner Miles

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

Philip William Skinner Miles
Member of Parliament
for Bristol
In office
22 July 1837 – 10 July 1852
Preceded byRichard Vyvyan
Philip John Miles
Succeeded byHenry FitzHardinge Berkeley
Henry Gore-Langton
Personal details
Born1816
Clifton, Bristol
Died1 October 1881(1881-10-01) (aged 64–65)
Kingsweston, Bristol
NationalityBritish
Political partyConservative

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]

References
  1. Rayment, Leigh (4 October 2017). "The House of Commons: Constituencies beginning with "B"". Leigh Rayment's Peerage Page. Archived from the original on 27 August 2018. Retrieved 24 December 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. Stooks Smith, Henry (1845). The Parliaments of England, from 1st George I., to the Present Time. Vol II: Oxfordshire to Wales Inclusive. London: Simpkin, Marshall, & Co. pp. 31–34. Retrieved 29 October 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. Lundy, Darryl (24 March 2015). "Philip William Skynner Miles". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 27 August 2019. Retrieved 24 December 2019.
  4. Craig, F. W. S., ed. (1977). British Parliamentary Election Results 1832-1885 (1st ed.). London: Macmillan Press. p. 221. ISBN 978-1-349-02349-3.
  5. "Bristol and Clifton News". Bath Chronicle and Weekly Gazette. 6 October 1881. p. 3.
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