# William H. Miles

> William Henry Miles (1828-1892) was a founder and the first senior bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in America, a Methodist denomination formed in 1870 to serve African-American Methodists in the American South. Miles College in Birmingham, Alabama is named in his honor.

*Minister, bishop*

**Canonical URL:** https://fame.am/person/william-h-miles

## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Country:** United States
- **Born:** 1828
- **Died:** 1892-11-14
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

William Henry Miles (1828-1892) was a founder and the first senior bishop of the Christian Methodist Episcopal Church in America, a Methodist denomination formed in 1870 to serve African-American Methodists in the American South. Miles College in Birmingham, Alabama is named in his honor.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 34.8
- **Momentum:** 3.6

## Sources
- [William H. Miles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Miles)
- [William H. Miles](https://ff.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_H._Miles)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8010512)

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