William Porcher Miles
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William Porcher Miles (* 4. Juli 1822 in Charleston, South Carolina; † 11. Mai 1899 in , Louisiana) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker, der den Bundesstaat South Carolina im US-Repräsentantenhaus und im Konföderiertenkongress vertrat.
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William Porcher Miles (né le 4 juillet 1822 à Walterboro et mort le 11 mai 1899 dans la paroisse de l'Ascension) est un homme politique américain, ardent défenseur des droits des États, partisan de l'esclavage et sécessionniste du Sud (Fire-Eaters). Il est connu pour avoir conçu la variante populaire du drapeau des États confédérés d'Amérique, initialement rejeté comme drapeau national en 1861 mais adopté comme drapeau de bataille par l'armée de Virginie du Nord du général Robert Lee.
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William Porcher Miles (July 4, 1822 – May 11, 1899) was an American politician who was among the ardent states' rights advocates, supporters of slavery, and Southern secessionists who came to be known as the "Fire-Eaters." He is notable for having designed the most popular variant of the Confederate flag, originally rejected as the national flag in 1861 but adopted as a battle flag by the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee before it was reincorporated.
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William Porcher Miles
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William Porcher Miles
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William Porcher Miles
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William Porcher Miles
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William Porcher Miles
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1899-05-11
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1822-07-04
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Green Hill Cemetery,
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William Porcher Miles - Brady-Handy.jpg
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to the Provisional Congressof the Confederate States
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Deputy from South Carolina
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Member of the C.S. House of Representatives from South Carolina's 2nd district
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New constituency
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1863
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Betty Beirne
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1857-11-04
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1862-02-17
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1865-03-18
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1855-11-07
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1861-02-04
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Offices and distinctions
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Articles related to William Porcher Miles
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William Porcher Miles (* 4. Juli 1822 in Charleston, South Carolina; † 11. Mai 1899 in , Louisiana) war ein US-amerikanischer Politiker, der den Bundesstaat South Carolina im US-Repräsentantenhaus und im Konföderiertenkongress vertrat.
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William Porcher Miles (né le 4 juillet 1822 à Walterboro et mort le 11 mai 1899 dans la paroisse de l'Ascension) est un homme politique américain, ardent défenseur des droits des États, partisan de l'esclavage et sécessionniste du Sud (Fire-Eaters). Il est connu pour avoir conçu la variante populaire du drapeau des États confédérés d'Amérique, initialement rejeté comme drapeau national en 1861 mais adopté comme drapeau de bataille par l'armée de Virginie du Nord du général Robert Lee. Miles est élu maire de Charleston en 1855 et a siège à la Chambre des représentants des États-Unis de 1857 jusqu'à la sécession de la Caroline du Sud en décembre 1860. Il devient ensuite membre de la convention de sécession de l'État et représentant de la Caroline du Sud au Congrès provisoire de Montgomery qui établit le gouvernement provisoire et la constitution des États confédérés. Il représente son État au Congrès des États confédérés pendant la guerre de Sécession.
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William Porcher Miles (July 4, 1822 – May 11, 1899) was an American politician who was among the ardent states' rights advocates, supporters of slavery, and Southern secessionists who came to be known as the "Fire-Eaters." He is notable for having designed the most popular variant of the Confederate flag, originally rejected as the national flag in 1861 but adopted as a battle flag by the Army of Northern Virginia under General Robert E. Lee before it was reincorporated. 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 Charleston College 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. From then on, Miles would 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, which established the provisional government and constitution for the Confederate States. He represented his state in the Confederate House of Representatives during the American Civil War.
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Signature of William Porcher Miles.png
