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- William_Porcher_Miles abstract "William Porcher Miles (July 4, 1822 – May 11, 1899) was among the ardent States' Rights advocates, supporters of slavery, and Southern secessionists who came to be known as the "Fire-Eaters." Born in South Carolina, he showed little early interest in politics and his early career included the study of law and a tenure as a mathematics professor at the College of Charleston from 1843 to 1855.In the late 1840s as sectional issues roiled South Carolina politics, Miles began to speak up on sectional issues. He opposed both the Wilmot Proviso and the Compromise of 1850. Miles would, from this point on, look at any northern efforts to restrict slavery as justification for secession.Miles was elected as mayor of Charleston in 1855 and served in the United States House of Representatives from 1857 until South Carolina seceded in December 1860. He was a member of the state secession convention and a representative from South Carolina at the Confederate Convention in Montgomery, Alabama that established the provisional government and constitution for the Confederate States of America. He represented his state in the Confederate House of Representatives during the American Civil War.".
- William_Porcher_Miles activeYearsEndDate "1857-11-04".
- William_Porcher_Miles activeYearsEndDate "1862-02-17".
- William_Porcher_Miles activeYearsEndDate "1865-03-18".
- William_Porcher_Miles activeYearsStartDate "1855-11-07".
- William_Porcher_Miles activeYearsStartDate "1861-02-04".
- William_Porcher_Miles activeYearsStartDate "1862-02-18".
- William_Porcher_Miles battle Battle_of_Fort_Sumter.
- William_Porcher_Miles birthDate "1822-07-04".
- William_Porcher_Miles birthPlace South_Carolina.
- William_Porcher_Miles birthPlace Walterboro,_South_Carolina.
- William_Porcher_Miles birthYear "1822".
- William_Porcher_Miles country Confederate_States_of_America.
- William_Porcher_Miles deathDate "1899-05-11".
- William_Porcher_Miles deathPlace Ascension_Parish,_Louisiana.
- William_Porcher_Miles deathYear "1899".
- William_Porcher_Miles militaryRank Confederate_States_Army.
- William_Porcher_Miles office "36thMayorofCharleston, South Carolina".
- William_Porcher_Miles office "Deputy to theProvisional Confederate Congressfrom South Carolina".
- William_Porcher_Miles office "Member of theConfederate House of RepresentativesfromSouth Carolina's 2nd District".
- William_Porcher_Miles party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- William_Porcher_Miles profession Academia.
- William_Porcher_Miles profession Farmer.
- William_Porcher_Miles profession Politician.
- William_Porcher_Miles region South_Carolina.
- William_Porcher_Miles region South_Carolina's_2nd_congressional_district.
- William_Porcher_Miles serviceEndYear "1861".
- William_Porcher_Miles serviceStartYear "1861".
- William_Porcher_Miles successor Charles_Macbeth.
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- William_Porcher_Miles after Charles_Macbeth.
- William_Porcher_Miles after Christopher_C._Bowen.
- William_Porcher_Miles after "Position abolished".
- William_Porcher_Miles allegiance Confederate_States_of_America.
- William_Porcher_Miles almaMater College_of_Charleston.
- William_Porcher_Miles battles Battle_of_Fort_Sumter.
- William_Porcher_Miles before Thomas_Leger_Hutchinson.
- William_Porcher_Miles before William_Aiken,_Jr..
- William_Porcher_Miles before "Position created".
- William_Porcher_Miles birthPlace Walterboro,_South_Carolina.
- William_Porcher_Miles dateOfBirth "1822-07-04".
- William_Porcher_Miles dateOfDeath "1899-05-11".
- William_Porcher_Miles deathDate "1899-05-11".
- William_Porcher_Miles deathPlace Ascension_Parish,_Louisiana.
- William_Porcher_Miles district "2".
- William_Porcher_Miles hasPhotoCollection William_Porcher_Miles.
- William_Porcher_Miles imageName "William Porcher Miles - Brady-Handy.jpg".
- William_Porcher_Miles name "Miles, William Porcher".
- William_Porcher_Miles name "William Porcher Miles".
- William_Porcher_Miles office "36".
- William_Porcher_Miles office "Deputy to the Provisional Confederate Congress from South Carolina".
- William_Porcher_Miles office "Member of the Confederate House of Representatives from South Carolina's 2nd District".
- William_Porcher_Miles party Democratic_Party_(United_States).
- William_Porcher_Miles placeOfBirth "South Carolina".
- William_Porcher_Miles placeOfDeath Ascension_Parish,_Louisiana.
- William_Porcher_Miles preceded William_Aiken,_Jr..
- William_Porcher_Miles predecessor "Position established".
- William_Porcher_Miles predecessor "T. Leger Hutchinson".
- William_Porcher_Miles profession Academia.
- William_Porcher_Miles profession Farmer.
- William_Porcher_Miles profession Politician.
- William_Porcher_Miles rank "35".
- William_Porcher_Miles restingPlace Union,_Monroe_County,_West_Virginia.
- William_Porcher_Miles serviceyears "1861".
- William_Porcher_Miles shortDescription "Confederate Army officer and politician".
- William_Porcher_Miles state South_Carolina.
- William_Porcher_Miles state "South Carolina".
- William_Porcher_Miles succeeded Christopher_C._Bowen.
- William_Porcher_Miles successor Charles_Macbeth.
- William_Porcher_Miles successor "Position abolished".
- William_Porcher_Miles term "--03-04".
- William_Porcher_Miles termEnd "1857-11-04".
- William_Porcher_Miles termEnd "1862-02-17".
- William_Porcher_Miles termEnd "1865-03-18".
- William_Porcher_Miles termStart "1855-11-07".
- William_Porcher_Miles termStart "1861-02-04".
- William_Porcher_Miles termStart "1862-02-18".
- William_Porcher_Miles title List_of_mayors_of_Charleston,_South_Carolina.
- William_Porcher_Miles title Provisional_Confederate_States_Congress.
- William_Porcher_Miles title "Member of the Confederate House of Representatives".
- William_Porcher_Miles title "President of South Carolina College".
- William_Porcher_Miles title "from South Carolina's 2nd Congressional District".
- William_Porcher_Miles years "1855".
- William_Porcher_Miles years "1857".
- William_Porcher_Miles years "1861".
- William_Porcher_Miles years "1862".
- William_Porcher_Miles years "1880".
- William_Porcher_Miles description "Confederate Army officer and politician".
- William_Porcher_Miles description "Confederate Army officer and politician".
- William_Porcher_Miles subject Category:1822_births.
- William_Porcher_Miles subject Category:1899_deaths.
- William_Porcher_Miles subject Category:American_people_of_Huguenot_descent.
- William_Porcher_Miles subject Category:Confederate_States_Army_officers.