William Porcher Miles (July 4, 1822 – May 11, 1899) was an American politician who was among the ardent states' rights advocates, supporters of slavery...
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cricketer Thomas Porcher (born 1977), French economist Thomas Porcher Stoney (1889–1973), American politician William Porcher Miles (1822–1899), American...
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of them thanks to an 1872 letter sent by William Porcher Miles to P. G. T. Beauregard. William Porcher Miles, however, was not really happy with any of...
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children were: John, Jane E., Elizabeth "Bettie" Miles (1835–1874) (who married William Porcher Miles), Andrew, Susan Robinson (1840–1871) (married Major...
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agriculturalist William Porcher Miles (1822–1899), American politician William Augustus Miles (1750s–1817), English political writer William Ernest Miles (1869–1947)...
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Braunstein. Bartlett's Familiar Quotations notes its usage in 1858, by William Porcher Miles. The phrase gained popularity in the United States during the 1850s...
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Thomas C. Hindman Laurence M. Keitt Lucius Quintus Cincinnatus Lamar William Porcher Miles Edward A. O'Neal Edmund Pettus John J. Pettus, Governor of Mississippi...
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Carolina (near Columbia, South Carolina) to the former Jane Sinkler Porcher (Porcher is French and pronounced as if spelled por-shay) and her husband, Capt...
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era, son of Declaration of Independence signer Thomas Heyward Jr. William Porcher Miles (1822–1899), lawyer; Mayor of Charleston 1855-1857; U.S. Representative...
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Michigan Rufus Miles (1910–1996), American government administrator Steen Miles (1946–2017), American politician William Porcher Miles, Representative...
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