Thomas Odber Miles was a farmer and political figure in New Brunswick

New Brunswick

New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...

. He represented Sunbury County

Sunbury County, New Brunswick

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 in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick

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 from 1827 to 1837 and from 1846 to 1850.

He was born in Maugerville, New Brunswick

Maugerville, New Brunswick

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, the son of Elijah Miles

Elijah Miles

Elijah Miles was a merchant, farmer, land owner and political figure in New Brunswick. He represented Sunbury County in the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick from 1803 to 1809 and from 1816 to 1827....

 and Frances Cornwell. He was educated in Maugerville and took up farming there. In 1815, he married Sarah Ann Carman. Miles was a justice of the peace

Justice of the Peace

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, justice in the Inferior Court of Common Pleas and commissioner for roads. He also served as colonel in the local militia. Besides farming, he also was involved in shipbuilding and served as the local dentist. He was defeated in the 1837 election and retired from politics in 1850.