John Miles (Australian politician)
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John Gould Miles was an Australian politician and member of the Victorian Legislative Council
for Templestowe Province
representing the Liberal Party of Australia
from April 1985 until his retirement in August 1992. Miles is the grandson of Edward Miles
, Tasmanian Free Trade Party
politician, Minister for Mines, and Siam (Thailand
) tin miner.
Miles was educated at Camberwell Grammar School
and the University of Melbourne
. He was Senior housemaster at Scotch College
from 1954-76. He subsequently served as a Management Consultant prior to entering Parliament. Miles was a life member and former captain and coach of the Hawthorn-East Melbourne Cricket Club.
Miles served on a number of Liberal Party internal committees before entering Parliament. These included the Elliot Committee of Review in 1980-81, the Steering Committee and Party Development Committee from 1981–84 and the Area Conference Development Committee from 1981-84. As a member of Parliament Miles served on the Mortuary Industry and Cemeteries Administration Committee from 1985-88. Miles was an effective speaker. His major parliamentary contributions were related to sport and recreation and public works.
Victorian Legislative Council
The Victorian Legislative Council, is the upper of the two houses of the Parliament of Victoria, Australia; the lower house being the Legislative Assembly. Both houses sit in Parliament House in Spring Street, Melbourne. The Legislative Council serves as a house of review, in a similar fashion to...
for Templestowe Province
Templestowe Province
Templestowe Province was an electorate of the Victorian Legislative Council. It existed as a two-member electorate from 1967 to 2006, with members serving alternating eight-year terms. It was traditionally held by the Liberal Party of Australia, but was held by the Australian Labor Party on two...
representing the Liberal Party of Australia
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
from April 1985 until his retirement in August 1992. Miles is the grandson of Edward Miles
Edward Miles
Edward Thomas Miles was born in Hobart Town, Van Diemen's Land and during his lifetime served as a merchant seaman, a Free Trade Party Member of the Tasmanian Parliament and Minister and as an entrepreneur...
, Tasmanian Free Trade Party
Free Trade Party
The Free Trade Party which was officially known as the Australian Free Trade and Liberal Association, also referred to as the Revenue Tariff Party in some states and renamed the Anti-Socialist Party in 1906, was an Australian political party, formally organised between 1889 and 1909...
politician, Minister for Mines, and Siam (Thailand
Thailand
Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...
) tin miner.
Miles was educated at Camberwell Grammar School
Camberwell Grammar School
Camberwell Grammar School is an independent, Anglican, day school for boys, located in Canterbury, an eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
and the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
. He was Senior housemaster at Scotch College
Scotch College, Melbourne
Scotch College, Melbourne is an independent, Presbyterian, day and boarding school for boys, located in Hawthorn, an inner-eastern suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia....
from 1954-76. He subsequently served as a Management Consultant prior to entering Parliament. Miles was a life member and former captain and coach of the Hawthorn-East Melbourne Cricket Club.
Miles served on a number of Liberal Party internal committees before entering Parliament. These included the Elliot Committee of Review in 1980-81, the Steering Committee and Party Development Committee from 1981–84 and the Area Conference Development Committee from 1981-84. As a member of Parliament Miles served on the Mortuary Industry and Cemeteries Administration Committee from 1985-88. Miles was an effective speaker. His major parliamentary contributions were related to sport and recreation and public works.