| 词条 | Willard W. Miles |
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Willard W. Miles (February 6, 1845 – May 13, 1926) was a Vermont attorney and judge. He was most notable for his service as an Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court from 1905 to 1906, and again from 1917 to 1923. Early lifeWillard Wesbery Miles was born in Albany, Vermont on February 6, 1845, the son of Orin and Eunice (Clark) Miles.{{sfn|Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont|page=263}} He was educated in Albany, and attended academies in Barnston and Hatley, Quebec.{{sfn|Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont|page=264}} Start of careerMiles taught school in Albany and Craftsbury, and studied law with attorneys Charles I. Vail and William W. Grout.{{sfn|Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont|page=264}} He was admitted to the bar in 1872, and practiced in Albany and Craftsbury.{{sfn|Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont|page=264}} A Republican, he held local office in both towns, including serving as school superintendent in Albany in 1867 and Craftsbury in 1876, and Craftsbury Town Clerk from 1875 to 1881.{{sfn|Genealogical and Family History of the State of Vermont|page=495}} From 1872 to 1874 he represented Albany in the Vermont House of Representatives, and he represented Craftsbury in the Vermont House from 1878 to 1879.{{sfn|Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont|page=264}} In 1881, he moved to Barton, where he practiced law in partnership with Grout.{{sfn|Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont|page=264}} When Grout retired in 1888 in order to devote full time to his duties as a member of the Vermont House of Representatives, Miles continued the practice on his own.{{sfn|Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography|pages=89-90}} From 1890 to 1894, Miles served as State's Attorney of Orleans County, and from 1894 to 1896 he represented Orleans County in the Vermont Senate.{{sfn|Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography|page=90}} In 1904, Miles was elected to represent Barton in the Vermont House; when Clarke C. Fitts resigned as a Representative to become Vermont Attorney General, Miles took his place as chairman of the House Judiciary Committee.{{sfn|"Judge W. W. Miles"|page=36}} Career as a judgeMiles served in the Vermont House until 1905, when he was appointed as an Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.{{sfn|"W. W. Miles Made Judge"|page=1}} He served until 1906, when a newly-enacted law reduced the size of the court and eliminated his seat.{{sfn|"Judge Hall Coming Here"|page=1}} When his position on the Supreme Court was eliminated, Miles was appointed a judge of the Vermont Superior Court.{{sfn|"Judge Hall Coming Here"|page=1}} He served in this position until 1917, when he was again appointed to the state Supreme Court.{{sfn|"John H. Watson Is New Chief Justice"|page=1}} He served as an Associate Justice until 1923, when he retired.{{sfn|"Judge Butler Is Elected To Supreme Bench"|page=1}} He was succeeded on the court by Fred M. Butler.{{sfn|"Judge Butler Is Elected To Supreme Bench"|page=1}} Retirement and deathIn retirement, Miles continued to reside in Barton.{{sfn|"Vermont Death Records 1909-2008, Entry for Willard W. Miles"}} He died there on May 13, 1926,{{sfn|"Vermont Death Records 1909-2008, Entry for Willard W. Miles"}} and was buried at Welcome O. Brown Cemetery in Barton.{{sfn|"Welcome O. Brown Cemetery, Barton, Orleans Co., Vermont"}} FamilyIn 1872, Miles married Ellen M. Dow.{{sfn|Biography of the Bar of Orleans County, Vermont|page=265}} They were the parents of daughters Ida M. (1873-1969), Mabel A. (1875-1940), and Dorothy E. (1895-1895), and son Orin L. (1879-1888).{{sfn|"Welcome O. Brown Cemetery, Barton, Orleans Co., Vermont"}}{{sfn|Encyclopedia of Vermont Biography|page=89}} Mabel Augusta Miles was the wife of Frank D. Thompson (1876-1940), who served as an Associate Justice of the Vermont Supreme Court.{{sfn|"Death Notice, Frank Dutton Thompson"|page=86}} Thompson was the son of Laforrest H. Thompson, who also served on the state Supreme Court.{{sfn|"Death Notice, Frank Dutton Thompson"|page=86}} ReferencesSourcesBooks
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