Edward Thomas Miles (1849–1944) was a businessman and politician from Van Diemen's Land, who during his long life was variously a merchant seaman, a Free Trade Party Member of the Tasmanian Parliament, a Minister in the Braddon government, and an entrepreneur.
Life
Miles was born in Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land ( Tasmania) in 1849. He worked on ships trading with India, China and South Africa, and after 1879 commanded a series of ships trading the Tasmanian East Coast. [1] He was elected to the Tasmanian lower house of Parliament, the House of Assembly, in December 1893 for the Electoral district of Glamorgan and held that electorate until 1899. [2] In 1900 he successfully contested the Electoral district of Hobart, but resigned after a matter of weeks to pursue business interests. Miles served briefly as Minister for Lands and Works in the Braddon government between May and October in 1899. [3]
After Parliament Miles engaged in a number of business activities, perhaps the most significant of which was the establishment in 1906 of Tongkah Harbour Public Company Limited for tin mining off the west coast of Siam ( Thailand) in the Andaman Sea. [4] A monument to Miles was unveiled on Phuket Island in 1969. [5] He retired to Ringwood, Victoria, in 1909, then survived another 35 years. [6]
Legacy
Miles was the grandfather of John Miles, Liberal Party Member of the Legislative Council of Victoria for Templestowe Province from 1985–1992.
References
- ^ Elva Brooke (2005), 'Edward Thomas Miles 1849-1944,' Address to Ringwood Historical Society, Victoria, February, unpublished manuscript, p.5
- ^ "Edward Miles". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Colin A. Hughes and B.D. Graham (1968), Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Australian National University Press, Canberra, p.254
- ^ "History". Tongkah Harbour Public Company Limited. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ Brooke, p.6
- ^ "Miles, Edward Thomas (Teddy) (1849–1944)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.
Edward Thomas Miles (1849–1944) was a businessman and politician from Van Diemen's Land, who during his long life was variously a merchant seaman, a Free Trade Party Member of the Tasmanian Parliament, a Minister in the Braddon government, and an entrepreneur.
Life
Miles was born in Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land ( Tasmania) in 1849. He worked on ships trading with India, China and South Africa, and after 1879 commanded a series of ships trading the Tasmanian East Coast. [1] He was elected to the Tasmanian lower house of Parliament, the House of Assembly, in December 1893 for the Electoral district of Glamorgan and held that electorate until 1899. [2] In 1900 he successfully contested the Electoral district of Hobart, but resigned after a matter of weeks to pursue business interests. Miles served briefly as Minister for Lands and Works in the Braddon government between May and October in 1899. [3]
After Parliament Miles engaged in a number of business activities, perhaps the most significant of which was the establishment in 1906 of Tongkah Harbour Public Company Limited for tin mining off the west coast of Siam ( Thailand) in the Andaman Sea. [4] A monument to Miles was unveiled on Phuket Island in 1969. [5] He retired to Ringwood, Victoria, in 1909, then survived another 35 years. [6]
Legacy
Miles was the grandfather of John Miles, Liberal Party Member of the Legislative Council of Victoria for Templestowe Province from 1985–1992.
References
- ^ Elva Brooke (2005), 'Edward Thomas Miles 1849-1944,' Address to Ringwood Historical Society, Victoria, February, unpublished manuscript, p.5
- ^ "Edward Miles". Members of the Parliament of Tasmania. Retrieved 24 July 2022.
- ^ Colin A. Hughes and B.D. Graham (1968), Australian Government and Politics 1890-1964, Australian National University Press, Canberra, p.254
- ^ "History". Tongkah Harbour Public Company Limited. Archived from the original on 15 July 2014. Retrieved 26 December 2015.
- ^ Brooke, p.6
- ^ "Miles, Edward Thomas (Teddy) (1849–1944)". Australian Dictionary of Biography. National Centre of Biography, Australian National University.