John Charles Miles

Sir John Charles Miles (29 August 1870 – 12 January 1963)[1] was an English academic, Warden of Merton College, Oxford, from 1936 until 1947.[2]

Education

Born in Notting Hill, Miles was educated at Shrewsbury School; and Exeter College, Oxford. [3]

Career

Miles trained as a barrister, joining the chambers of T.E.Scrutton, later a judge of the King's Bench Division (1910–16) and then of the Court of Appeal.[4] He then joined Merton and was successively Tutor (1899–1930); Domestic Bursar, 1904–1923); Senior Research Fellow (1930–1936; and finally Warden.

He was also Legal Assistant at the Ministry of Munitions from 1915 to 1918; and Solicitor to the Ministry of Labour from 1918 to 1919.

Miles was a keen member of the Worshipful Company of Weavers.[3]

Bibliography

Cases illustrating General Principles of the Law of Contract. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1923.
The Assyrian Laws. Oxford: Clarendon Press. 1935.

References

1. "MILES, John Charles". Who Was Who. A & C Black. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
2. A History of Merton College. Oxford University Press. 1997. p. 362. ISBN 0-19-920183-8.
3. "Sir John Miles". The Times. London. 14 January 1963. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
4. Mackinnon, F. D.; Mooney, Hugh. "Scrutton, Sir Thomas Edward". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/35998. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)

Academic offices
Preceded by Thomas Bowman	Warden of Merton College, Oxford 1936–1947	Succeeded by Geoffrey Reginald Gilchrist Mure