About John Myles
Lived 1813 – 1893 (aged 80). John Myles was a politician.
John Myles (21 June 1813 – 12 July 1893) was a politician in colonial Victoria (Australia), a member of the Victorian Legislative Council and later, the Victorian Legislative Assembly.
Myles was born in Limerick, Ireland. With his brother, George Myles, he moved to Sydney in 1839.
Myles was a member of the Victorian Legislative Council for Grant from December 1852 until the original Council was abolished in March 1856. Myles was a member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly for the Electoral district of South Grant from November 1856 to July 1861.
Myles died in Durham Ox, Victoria on 12 July 1893.
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Australian politician
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John Myles was born on 21 June 1813.
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John Myles died on 12 July 1893.
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John Myles was a politician.
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