Los Angeles County CA Archives Biographies.....Miles, J. Euclid 1851 - 
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Author: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908)

    J. EUCLID MILES, councilman, an enterprising and representative citizen, is
a native of Mount Gilead, Morrow County, Ohio, at which place he was born
September 7, 1851. His father, Enos Miles, was a pioneer of Morrow County and
was the first sheriff of that county. He was by occupation a druggist, having a
store at Mount Gilead. He also owned farming lands in the vicinity.

    Mr. Miles is the third of a family of seven children. He was educated in the
public schools of Mount Gilead and Notre Dame, Ind., college, one of the most
thorough educational institutions of its class in the country. After leaving
college he entered a banking house in New York City, until 1873, when he
returned to Ohio and entered the motive power department of the C. C. C. & I. R.
Ry., learned mechanics and became a first class locomotive engineer. For nearly
sixteen years he followed this strenuous calling.

    In 1889 he gave up his position on the railroad at Pueblo, Colorado. Here he
engaged in the loaning, real estate and insurance business. For a period of
about twenty-two years he remained in Pueblo. He prospered in business and was
recognized as one of the most energetic and influential citizens of the place.
The Pueblo Star-Journal, of July 15th, 1906, has this to say of Mr. Miles, who
was on a business trip to his former home city :

    "J. Euclid Miles, a well known real estate man of Santa Monica, Cal., leaves
for his home on the Pacific Slope today at noon. Mr. Miles was a resident of
Pueblo for twenty years, leaving for California about four years ago on account
of Mrs. Miles health. During a large share of the time he resided in our city,
he was engaged in the real estate business and bore the reputation of being one
of the most energetic hustlers in the business."

    Mr. Miles acquired valuable property interests in Pueblo which he still
holds. He came to Santa Monica in July, 1902, and soon thereafter organized the
Santa Monica Investment Company, a business enterprise that has been most active
and successful in the work of building and developing homes in this region of
the country. Mr. Miles is the general manager of this company.

    In August, 1905, Mr. Miles organized the real estate firm of Miles & Tegner,
which became the heaviest purchaser and owner of first class realty in the City
of Santa Monica.

    Mr. Miles promptly became identified with the substantial growth and
development of his adopted city and active in the promotion of its civil
welfare. He was elected to the City Council from the Sixth Ward, under the new
Freeholders Charter of 1906, and placed at the head of the Committee on Finance
arid made a member of other committees of less importance. His policy in
directing the financial affairs of the city has proved one of wise economy and
judicious expenditure.

    On May 26th, 1872, Mr. Miles was married in New York City to Miss Mary Ann
Moore, a native of Queens County, Ireland, and the daughter of John Moore.

    Mr. Miles is a prominent and active member of the Knights of Columbia, Elks,
Independent Order of Foresters and National Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.


Additional Comments:
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Ingersoll's century history, Santa Monica Bay cities: prefaced with a brief
history of the state of California, a condensed history of Los Angeles County,
1542 to 1908: supplemented with an encyclopedia of local biography and
embellished with views of historic landmarks and portraits of representative
people.

Los Angeles: Luther A. Ingersoll (1908)


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