Miles baronets, of Leigh Court | |
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Motto | Labora sicut bonus miles |
Arms | Azure a chevron paly of six ermine and or between three lozenges argent each charged with a fleur-de-lis sable, in chief upon an inescutcheon argent a sinister hand appaume coupled at the wrist gules |
Crest | Upon a helm barry affronte with visor open a dexter arm embowed in armour proper garnished or supporting with the hand an anchor also proper |
The Miles Baronetcy, of Leigh Court in the County of Somerset, is a title in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom. [1] It was created on 19 April 1859 for the banker and Conservative politician William Miles. His son, the second Baronet, was also a banker and Conservative politician. The family's bank, founded in 1750, eventually became part of NatWest. [2] [3]
Philip John Miles, father of the first Baronet, was Mayor of Bristol and sat as member of parliament for Westbury, Corfe Castle and Bristol. The first Baronet was an uncle of Philip Napier Miles, Frank Miles and Christopher Oswald Miles.
Currently, the baronetcy is considered Vacant as the presumed 7th baronet has either not laid claim to the title or it has not yet been processed by the Standing Council of the Baronetage. [4]
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