He was born in Milford, Connecticut, the son of Justus Miles and Hannah Olmstead, and was educated there. Miles served in a loyalist unit during the American Revolution and came to New Brunswick after the war, settling in Maugerville. In 1779, he married Frances Cornwell, a descendant of Thomas Cornell.[1] Miles was a captain in the King's New Brunswick Regiment from 1793 to 1802. He married Elizabeth Harding in 1800 after the death of his first wife. He was elected to the provincial assembly in 1802 after a number of voters who had voted for Samuel Denny Street were found to be ineligible by the sheriff. Miles was an unsuccessful candidate in 1809 but was elected in the three elections that followed. During his time in the assembly, Miles never opposed measures introduced by the government. He was a magistrate for Sunbury County and served as a justice for the Inferior Court of Common Pleas. Miles died in Maugerville at the age of 78.
His son Thomas also represented the county in the provincial assembly. Although Miles himself was a member of the Church of England, his son Frederick William Miles became a Baptist minister and was president of the first Baptist seminary in the province.
Elija was the great-great-great-grandfather of Richard Miles who served as MLA for Fredericton Silverwood in the province of NB elected in 2006.
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^Cornell, John. Genealogy of the Cornell family : being an account of the descendants of Thomas Cornell. 1904, page 195.
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Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
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elijah, miles, january, 1753, 1831, merchant, farmer, land, owner, political, figure, brunswick, represented, sunbury, county, legislative, assembly, brunswick, from, 1803, 1809, from, 1816, 1827, born, milford, connecticut, justus, miles, hannah, olmstead, ed. Elijah Miles January 16 1753 May 26 1831 was a merchant farmer land owner and political figure in New Brunswick He represented Sunbury County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1803 to 1809 and from 1816 to 1827 He was born in Milford Connecticut the son of Justus Miles and Hannah Olmstead and was educated there Miles served in a loyalist unit during the American Revolution and came to New Brunswick after the war settling in Maugerville In 1779 he married Frances Cornwell a descendant of Thomas Cornell 1 Miles was a captain in the King s New Brunswick Regiment from 1793 to 1802 He married Elizabeth Harding in 1800 after the death of his first wife He was elected to the provincial assembly in 1802 after a number of voters who had voted for Samuel Denny Street were found to be ineligible by the sheriff Miles was an unsuccessful candidate in 1809 but was elected in the three elections that followed During his time in the assembly Miles never opposed measures introduced by the government He was a magistrate for Sunbury County and served as a justice for the Inferior Court of Common Pleas Miles died in Maugerville at the age of 78 His son Thomas also represented the county in the provincial assembly Although Miles himself was a member of the Church of England his son Frederick William Miles became a Baptist minister and was president of the first Baptist seminary in the province Elija was the great great great grandfather of Richard Miles who served as MLA for Fredericton Silverwood in the province of NB elected in 2006 References edit Cornell John Genealogy of the Cornell family being an account of the descendants of Thomas Cornell 1904 page 195 External links editBiography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online nbsp nbsp This article about a member of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Elijah Miles amp oldid 1150188023, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
